Where does “kaleci” come from?

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

kaleci (Turkish): goalkeeper

Definitions

  1. goalkeeper

Ancestry of “kaleci”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishkalefort, castle, fortress, stronghold; rook; goal
2Ottoman Turkishقلعهfortress; castle
3Classical Persianقلعه—
4Arabicقلعةfortress, fort, castle; distancing oneself,...
5Arabicقَلْعَةcitadel, fort; fortress, fort, castle; fort,...

Words derived from “kaleci”

Every word from Arabic قَلْعَة →Every word from Arabic قلعة →Every word from Classical Persian قلعه →