Where does “vechilaș” come from?

vechilaș (Romanian) comes from Romanian vechil, from Urdu وكیل, from Arabic وَكِيل — agent.

Ancestry of “vechilaș”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianvechiladministrator of an estate
2Urduوكیل—
3Arabicوَكِيلagent
Every word from Arabic وَكِيل →Every word from Urdu وكیل →Every word from Romanian vechil →