Where does “हविलदार” come from?
हविलदार (Hindi) comes from Persian حوالدار, from Arabic حَوَالَة, from Arabic حَالَ, from Arabic و, from Persian یا, from Arabic يَا — {{m|en|O|id=vocative}}.
Ancestry of “हविलदार”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Persian | حوالدار | — |
| 2 | Arabic | حَوَالَة | transfer, trust; charge |
| 3 | Arabic | حَالَ | to change |
| 4 | Arabic | و | and, "comma", "semi-colon"; a divider of words or... |
| 5 | Persian | یا | API •; or; either |
| 6 | Arabic | يَا | {{m|en|O|id=vocative}} |
Words derived from “हविलदार”