Where does “мулла” come from?

мулла (Russian) comes from Tatar мулла, from Arabic مولى, from Arabic مَوْلايَ.

мулла (Russian): mullah

Definitions

  1. mullah

Ancestry of “мулла”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tatarмулла—
2Arabicمولىchief; lord; master; patron; client; slave
3Arabicمَوْلايَ—
Every word from Arabic مَوْلايَ →Every word from Arabic مولى →Every word from Tatar мулла →