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Where does “lelang” come from?

lelang (Indonesian) comes from Malay lelong, from Portuguese leilão, from Arabic إِعْلَام, from Arabic أَعْلَمَ — to inform.

lelang (Indonesian): auction

Definitions

  1. auction

Ancestry of “lelang”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaylelong—
2Portugueseleilãoauction
3Arabicإِعْلَامnotice, instruction
4Arabicأَعْلَمَto inform
Every word from Arabic أَعْلَمَ →