Where does “kahkaha” come from?

kahkaha (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish قهقهه, from Arabic قَهْقَهَة.

kahkaha (Turkish): laughter

Definitions

  1. laughter

Ancestry of “kahkaha”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishقهقههguffaw, belly laugh, cackle, cachinnation, any loud, convulsive, or boisterous laughter
2Arabicقَهْقَهَة—

Words derived from “kahkaha”

Every word from Arabic قَهْقَهَة →Every word from Ottoman Turkish قهقهه →