Where does “қалъа” come from?

қалъа (Tajik) comes from Classical Persian قَلْعَهْ, from Arabic قَلْعَة — citadel, fort; fortress, fort, castle; fort,...

қалъа (Tajik): fortress

Definitions

  1. fortress

Ancestry of “қалъа”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Persianقَلْعَهْ—
2Arabicقَلْعَةcitadel, fort; fortress, fort, castle; fort,...
Every word from Arabic قَلْعَة →Every word from Classical Persian قَلْعَهْ →