Where does “ولايت” come from?

ولايت (Ottoman Turkish) comes from Classical Persian ولایت, from Arabic ولاية, from Persian ولایت, from Arabic وِلَايَة — province.

Ancestry of “ولايت”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Persianولایت—
2Arabicولايةverbal noun of وَلِيَ; province, governorate;...
3Persianولایتprovince
4Arabicوِلَايَةprovince
Every word from Arabic وِلَايَة →Every word from Persian ولایت →Every word from Arabic ولاية →