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Where does “वकील” come from?
वकील (Hindi) comes from Classical Persian وکیل, from Arabic وَكِيل — agent.
वकील
(Hindi): lawyer
Definitions
lawyer
Ancestry of “वकील”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Classical Persian
وکیل
—
2
Arabic
وَكِيل
agent
Words derived from “वकील”
vakeel
vakil
सरकारी वकील
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