Where does “wilayah” come from?

wilayah (Malay) comes from Arabic وِلَايَة — province.

wilayah (Malay): any subdivided territory, province, area or region

Definitions

  1. any subdivided territory, province, area or region

Ancestry of “wilayah”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicوِلَايَةprovince

Words derived from “wilayah

Every word from Arabic وِلَايَة