Where does “lelong” come from?

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

lelong (Malay): auction (public sales event)

Definitions

  1. auction (public sales event)

Ancestry of “lelong”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portugueseleilãoauction
2Arabicإِعْلَامnotice, instruction
3Arabicأَعْلَمَto inform

Words derived from “lelong”

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