Where does “kale” come from?

kale (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish قلعه, from Classical Persian قلعه, from Arabic قلعة, from Arabic قَلْعَة — citadel, fort; fortress, fort, castle; fort,...

kale (Turkish): fort, castle, fortress, stronghold; rook; goal

Definitions

  1. fort, castle, fortress, stronghold; rook; goal

Ancestry of “kale”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishقلعهfortress; castle
2Classical Persianقلعه
3Arabicقلعةfortress, fort, castle; distancing oneself,...
4Arabicقَلْعَةcitadel, fort; fortress, fort, castle; fort,...

Words derived from “kale

Every word from Arabic قَلْعَةEvery word from Arabic قلعةEvery word from Classical Persian قلعه