Where does “mahala” come from?

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

mahala (Serbo-Croatian): city block; street

Definitions

  1. city block; street

Ancestry of “mahala”, step by step

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