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Where does “kasaba” come from?

kasaba (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish قصبه, from Arabic قَصَبَة — cane, reed.

kasaba (Turkish): town

Definitions

  1. town

Ancestry of “kasaba”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishقصبهtown, borough
2Arabicقَصَبَةcane, reed
Every word from Arabic قَصَبَة →