Where does “Wilajet” come from?

Wilajet (German) comes from Ottoman Turkish ولایت, from Arabic وِلَايَة — province.

Wilajet (German): vilayet

Definitions

  1. vilayet

Ancestry of “Wilajet”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishولایتprovince
2Arabicوِلَايَةprovince
Every word from Arabic وِلَايَة →Every word from Ottoman Turkish ولایت →