Where does “दलाल” come from?
दलाल (Hindi) comes from Classical Persian دَلّال, from Arabic دَلَّال — auctioneer, broker, middleman, agent.
Ancestry of “दलाल”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Classical Persian | دَلّال | — |
| 2 | Arabic | دَلَّال | auctioneer, broker, middleman, agent |