Where does “haveli” come from?

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

haveli (English): A type of private mansion in India and Pakistan

Definitions

  1. A type of private mansion in India and Pakistan

Ancestry of “haveli”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiहवेलीmansion, haveli
2Classical Persianحوالیenvirons, vicinity
3Arabicحواليaround; approximately, around
4Arabicوand, "comma", "semi-colon"; a divider of words or...
5PersianیاAPI •; or; either
6Arabicيَا{{m|en|O|id=vocative}}
Every word from Arabic يَا →Every word from Persian یا →Every word from Arabic و →