Where does “махала” come from?

махала (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Ottoman Turkish محله, from Arabic مَحَلَّة.

махала (Serbo-Croatian): city block; street

Definitions

  1. city block; street

Ancestry of “махала”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishمحله—
2Arabicمَحَلَّة—
Every word from Arabic مَحَلَّة →Every word from Ottoman Turkish محله →
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