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
1Malaylelongauction (public sales event)
2Portugueseleilãoauction
3Arabicإِعْلَامnotice, instruction
4Arabicأَعْلَمَto inform
Every word from Arabic أَعْلَمَ →Every word from Arabic إِعْلَام →Every word from Portuguese leilão →