Where does “vilajet” come from?

vilajet (Hungarian) comes from Ottoman Turkish ولایت, from Arabic وِلَايَة — province.

vilajet (Hungarian): vilayet

Definitions

  1. vilayet

Ancestry of “vilajet”, step by step

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