Where does “кула” come from?

кула (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Ottoman Turkish قله, from Arabic قُلَّة, from Aramaic קוּלְתָא.

кула (Serbo-Croatian): tower

Definitions

  1. tower

Ancestry of “кула”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishقلهsummit, peak; tower, pinnacle, steeple, turret
2Arabicقُلَّةjar, wine jug; pinnacle, zenith
3Aramaicקוּלְתָא—
Every word from Aramaic קוּלְתָא →Every word from Arabic قُلَّة →Every word from Ottoman Turkish قله →