Where does “dobi” come from?

dobi (Malay) comes from Hindi धोबी, from Hindi धोब — a wash.

dobi (Malay): laundryman

Definitions

  1. laundryman

Ancestry of “dobi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiधोबीwasherman
2Hindiधोबa wash
Every word from Hindi धोब →Every word from Hindi धोबी →