Where does “havildar” come from?

havildar (English) comes from Persian حوالدار, from Arabic حَوَالَة, from Arabic حَالَ, from Arabic و, from Persian یا, from Arabic يَا — {{m|en|O|id=vocative}}.

havildar (English): A type of soldier in parts of India, later a...

Definitions

  1. A type of soldier in parts of India, later a...

Ancestry of “havildar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianحوالدار—
2Arabicحَوَالَةtransfer, trust; charge
3Arabicحَالَto change
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 →