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
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Arabic | ولاية | verbal noun of وَلِيَ; province, governorate;... |
| 2 | Persian | ولایت | province |
| 3 | Arabic | وِلَايَة | province |