Where does “махала” come from?

махала (Bulgarian) comes from Ottoman Turkish محله, from Arabic مَحَلَّة.

махала (Bulgarian): quarter, neighborhood

Definitions

  1. quarter, neighborhood

Ancestry of “махала”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishمحله—
2Arabicمَحَلَّة—

Words derived from “махала”

Every word from Arabic مَحَلَّة →Every word from Ottoman Turkish محله →
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