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Where does “ولی” come from?

ولی (Classical Persian) comes from Arabic وَلِيّ — near; custodian, protecter, helper.

Ancestry of “ولی”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicوَلِيّnear; custodian, protecter, helper
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