Where does “kalecilik” come from?

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

kalecilik (Turkish): goalkeeping

Definitions

  1. goalkeeping

Ancestry of “kalecilik”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishkalecigoalkeeper
2Turkishkalefort, castle, fortress, stronghold; rook; goal
3Ottoman Turkishقلعهfortress; castle
4Classical Persianقلعه—
5Arabicقلعةfortress, fort, castle; distancing oneself,...
6Arabicقَلْعَةcitadel, fort; fortress, fort, castle; fort,...
Every word from Arabic قَلْعَة →Every word from Arabic قلعة →Every word from Classical Persian قلعه →
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