Where does “kula” come from?

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

kula (Serbo-Croatian): tower; turret; steeple

Definitions

  1. tower; turret; steeple

Ancestry of “kula”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishقلهsummit, peak; tower, pinnacle, steeple, turret
2Arabicقُلَّةjar, wine jug; pinnacle, zenith
3Aramaicקוּלְתָא—

Words derived from “kula”

Every word from Aramaic קוּלְתָא →Every word from Arabic قُلَّة →Every word from Ottoman Turkish قله →