Where does “وفادار” come from?

وفادار (Persian) comes from Persian وفا, from Arabic وَفَاء, from Classical Persian ـدار.

وفادار (Persian): loyal person

Definitions

  1. loyal person

Ancestry of “وفادار”, step by step

وفادار traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Persian وفا

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianوفاloyalty
2Arabicوَفَاءloyalty
3Classical Persianـدار

via Persian دار

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianدارtree; gallows; wood
2Arabicدَارhouse

Words derived from “وفادار

Every word from Classical Persian ـدارEvery word from Arabic وَفَاءEvery word from Persian وفا