Where does “जिल्हा” come from?

जिल्हा (Marathi) comes from Classical Persian ضلع, from Arabic ضلع, from Arabic ل, from Proto-Semitic *lV- — for, to.

जिल्हा (Marathi): district, a subdivision of states in India

Definitions

  1. district, a subdivision of states in India

Ancestry of “जिल्हा”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Persianضلع—
2Arabicضلعto side; to make common cause; to be strong,...
3Arabicلto, for, belonging to; لَـ •; Used to express...
4Proto-Semitic*lV-for, to
Every word from Proto-Semitic *lV- →Every word from Arabic ل →Every word from Arabic ضلع →