Where does “qawwali” come from?

qawwali (English) comes from Urdu قوالی, from Classical Persian قوالی, from Arabic قَوَّال.

qawwali (English): A style of Muslim devotional music, especially...

Definitions

  1. A style of Muslim devotional music, especially...

Ancestry of “qawwali”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Urduقوالیqawwali, kind of Indian sufi devotional song
2Classical Persianقوالی—
3Arabicقَوَّال—

Words derived from “qawwali”

Every word from Arabic قَوَّال →Every word from Classical Persian قوالی →Every word from Urdu قوالی →