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
- neighborhood; suburb; people who live in a suburb
Ancestry of “mahala”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Ottoman Turkish | محله | — |
| 2 | Arabic | مَحَلَّة | — |