Where does “ഹവിൽദാർ” come from?

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

ഹവിൽദാർ (Malayalam): havildar

Definitions

  1. havildar

Ancestry of “ഹവിൽദാർ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiहविलदार—
2Persianحوالدار—
3Arabicحَوَالَةtransfer, trust; charge
4Arabicحَالَto change
5Arabicوand, "comma", "semi-colon"; a divider of words or...
6PersianیاAPI •; or; either
7Arabicيَا{{m|en|O|id=vocative}}
Every word from Arabic يَا →Every word from Persian یا →Every word from Arabic و →