Where does “وکالتنامه” come from?

وکالتنامه (Ottoman Turkish) comes from Persian نامه, from Middle Persian nʾmk'.

Ancestry of “وکالتنامه”, step by step

وکالتنامه traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Persian نامه

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianنامهbook; letter
2Middle Persiannʾmk'—

via Arabic وكالة

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicوكالةagency; proxy
Every word from Middle Persian nʾmk' →Every word from Persian نامه →