Where does “মাল্লা” come from?

মাল্লা (Bengali) comes from Arabic مَلَّاح.

মাল্লা (Bengali): sailor, boatman

Definitions

  1. sailor, boatman

Ancestry of “মাল্লা”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicمَلَّاح
Every word from Arabic مَلَّاح