Where does “ولي عهد” come from?

ولي عهد (Arabic) comes from Arabic وَلِيّ — near; custodian, protecter, helper.

ولي عهد (Arabic): heir apparent, crown prince

Definitions

  1. heir apparent, crown prince

Ancestry of “ولي عهد”, step by step

ولي عهد traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Arabic وَلِيّ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicوَلِيّnear; custodian, protecter, helper

via Arabic عَهْد

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicعَهْدcovenant
Every word from Arabic وَلِيّ