Where does “लिलाव” come from?

लिलाव (Marathi) comes from Portuguese leilão, from Arabic إِعْلَام, from Arabic أَعْلَمَ — to inform.

लिलाव (Marathi): auction

Definitions

  1. auction

Ancestry of “लिलाव”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portugueseleilãoauction
2Arabicإِعْلَامnotice, instruction
3Arabicأَعْلَمَto inform
Every word from Arabic أَعْلَمَ →Every word from Arabic إِعْلَام →Every word from Portuguese leilão →