Where does “ولسوالی” come from?

ولسوالی (Persian) comes from Pashto ولس, from Classical Mongolian ᠤᠯᠤᠰ᠋, from Common Turkic uluš, from Proto-Turkic *üle- — to divide, distribute.

ولسوالی (Persian): Wuleswali, a type of administrative division in...

Definitions

  1. Wuleswali, a type of administrative division in...

Ancestry of “ولسوالی”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Pashtoولس—
2Classical Mongolianᠤᠯᠤᠰ᠋—
3Common Turkiculušcountry; city; country, city
4Proto-Turkic*üle-to divide, distribute
Every word from Proto-Turkic *üle- →Every word from Common Turkic uluš →Every word from Classical Mongolian ᠤᠯᠤᠰ᠋ →