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Where does “ола” come from?

ола (Eastern Mari) comes from Chuvash хула, from Arabic قَلْعَة — citadel, fort; fortress, fort, castle; fort,...

ола (Eastern Mari): colored; city

Definitions

  1. colored; city

Ancestry of “ола”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Chuvashхулаtown
2Arabicقَلْعَةcitadel, fort; fortress, fort, castle; fort,...
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