Where does “জেলা” come from?

জেলা (Bengali) comes from Classical Persian ضلع, from Arabic ضلع, from Arabic ل, from Proto-Semitic *lV- — for, to.

জেলা (Bengali): district

Definitions

  1. district

Ancestry of “জেলা”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Persianضلع—
2Arabicضلعto side; to make common cause; to be strong,...
3Arabicلto, for, belonging to; لَـ •; Used to express...
4Proto-Semitic*lV-for, to

Words derived from “জেলা”

Every word from Proto-Semitic *lV- →Every word from Arabic ل →Every word from Arabic ضلع →