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
- reference, citing; charge, custody; money...
Ancestry of “हवाला”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Arabic | حَوَالَة | transfer, trust; charge |
| 2 | Arabic | حَالَ | to change |
| 3 | Arabic | و | and, "comma", "semi-colon"; a divider of words or... |
| 4 | Persian | یا | API •; or; either |
| 5 | Arabic | يَا | {{m|en|O|id=vocative}} |