Where does “ဘိလပ်” come from?

ဘိလပ် (Burmese) comes from Hindi विलायत, from Classical Persian وِلَایَت, from Arabic وِلَايَة — province.

Ancestry of “ဘိလပ်”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiविलायतa foreign country, especially one in the West;...
2Classical Persianوِلَایَت—
3Arabicوِلَايَةprovince

Words derived from “ဘိလပ်”

Every word from Arabic وِلَايَة →Every word from Classical Persian وِلَایَت →Every word from Hindi विलायत →