Where does “নিলাম” come from?

নিলাম (Bengali) comes from Portuguese leilão, from Arabic إِعْلَام, from Arabic أَعْلَمَ — to inform.

নিলাম (Bengali): auction a public event where goods are sold through bidding

Definitions

  1. auction a public event where goods are sold through bidding

Ancestry of “নিলাম”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portugueseleilãoauction
2Arabicإِعْلَامnotice, instruction
3Arabicأَعْلَمَto inform
Every word from Arabic أَعْلَمَ →Every word from Arabic إِعْلَام →Every word from Portuguese leilão →