Where does “قلعہ” come from?

قلعہ (Urdu) comes from Classical Persian قلعه, from Arabic قلعة, from Arabic قَلْعَة — citadel, fort; fortress, fort, castle; fort,...

قلعہ (Urdu): fort; castle

Definitions

  1. fort; castle

Ancestry of “قلعہ”, step by step

قلعہ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Classical Persian قلعه

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

via Classical Persian قَلْعَه//قِلْعَه

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Persianقَلْعَه//قِلْعَه—

Words derived from “قلعہ”

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