Where does “mahala” come from?

mahala (Romanian) comes from Ottoman Turkish محله, from Arabic مَحَلَّة.

mahala (Romanian): neighborhood; suburb; people who live in a suburb

Definitions

  1. neighborhood; suburb; people who live in a suburb

Ancestry of “mahala”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishمحله—
2Arabicمَحَلَّة—

Words derived from “mahala”

Every word from Arabic مَحَلَّة →Every word from Ottoman Turkish محله →