Where does “qalʼa” come from?

qalʼa (Uzbek) comes from Chagatai قلعه, from Arabic قَلْعَة — citadel, fort; fortress, fort, castle; fort,...

qalʼa (Uzbek): fortress

Definitions

  1. fortress

Ancestry of “qalʼa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Chagataiقلعه—
2Arabicقَلْعَةcitadel, fort; fortress, fort, castle; fort,...
Every word from Arabic قَلْعَة →Every word from Chagatai قلعه →
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