Where does “नीलाम” come from?

नीलाम (Hindi) comes from Portuguese leilão, from Arabic إِعْلَام, from Arabic أَعْلَمَ — to inform.

नीलाम (Hindi): auction

Definitions

  1. auction

Ancestry of “नीलाम”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portugueseleilãoauction
2Arabicإِعْلَامnotice, instruction
3Arabicأَعْلَمَto inform

Words derived from “नीलाम”

Every word from Arabic أَعْلَمَ →Every word from Arabic إِعْلَام →Every word from Portuguese leilão →