Wallah
Wallah, or -wala or -vala , derived from Gujarati, Bengali, Marathi or Hindustani ওয়ালা वाला والا -vālā, an Indian surname or suffix indicating a person involved in some kind of activity, where they come from or what they wear, for example:
Wala or Vala was also used in Parsi and Bohra surnames, suggesting the profession or a place-name. For example:
- Amroliwala
- Daruwalla, seller of daru or Persian for wine
- Mithaiwala, sweetseller
Wala is also used to indicate a specific object or thing among several.
- chota wala, the small one
- dusra wala, the second one
- agla wala, the next one
