Where does “ولایت” come from?

ولایت (Classical Persian) comes from Arabic ولاية, from Persian ولایت, from Arabic وِلَايَة — province.

Ancestry of “ولایت”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicولايةverbal noun of وَلِيَ; province, governorate;...
2Persianولایتprovince
3Arabicوِلَايَةprovince

Words derived from “ولایت”

Every word from Arabic وِلَايَة →Every word from Persian ولایت →Every word from Arabic ولاية →