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

Words derived from “ولی”

Every word from Arabic وَلِيّ →