Where does “Vəli” come from?

Vəli (Azerbaijani) comes from Old Anatolian Turkish ولی, from Classical Persian ولی, from Arabic وَلِيّ — near; custodian, protecter, helper.

Vəli (Azerbaijani): but

Definitions

  1. but

Ancestry of “Vəli”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Anatolian Turkishولیone who displays a lot of religious virtues, and therefore is thought to have reached a supreme religious degree and/or God's love, and is recognized as holy; saint, wali
2Classical Persianولی—
3Arabicوَلِيّnear; custodian, protecter, helper
Every word from Arabic وَلِيّ →Every word from Classical Persian ولی →Every word from Old Anatolian Turkish ولی →