Where does “हवाला” come from?

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

हवाला (Hindi): reference, citing; charge, custody; money...

Definitions

  1. reference, citing; charge, custody; money...

Ancestry of “हवाला”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicحَوَالَةtransfer, trust; charge
2Arabicحَالَto change
3Arabicوand, "comma", "semi-colon"; a divider of words or...
4PersianیاAPI •; or; either
5Arabicيَا{{m|en|O|id=vocative}}
Every word from Arabic يَا →Every word from Persian یا →Every word from Arabic و →