Where does “kasaba” come from?

kasaba (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Ottoman Turkish قصبه, from Arabic قَصَبَة — cane, reed.

kasaba (Serbo-Croatian): town; Podunk

Definitions

  1. town; Podunk

Ancestry of “kasaba”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishقصبهtown, borough
2Arabicقَصَبَةcane, reed
Every word from Arabic قَصَبَة →Every word from Ottoman Turkish قصبه →