Where does “حوالی” come from?

حوالی (Classical Persian) comes from Arabic حوالي, from Arabic و, from Persian یا, from Arabic يَا — {{m|en|O|id=vocative}}.

حوالی (Classical Persian): environs, vicinity

Definitions

  1. environs, vicinity

Ancestry of “حوالی”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicحواليaround; approximately, around
2Arabicوand, "comma", "semi-colon"; a divider of words or...
3PersianیاAPI •; or; either
4Arabicيَا{{m|en|O|id=vocative}}

Words derived from “حوالی”

Every word from Arabic يَا →Every word from Persian یا →Every word from Arabic و →