Where does “vilaiet” come from?

vilaiet (Romanian) comes from French vilayet, from Ottoman Turkish ولایت, from Arabic وِلَايَة — province.

vilaiet (Romanian): vilayet

Definitions

  1. vilayet

Ancestry of “vilaiet”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchvilayetvilayet
2Ottoman Turkishولایتprovince
3Arabicوِلَايَةprovince
Every word from Arabic وِلَايَة →Every word from Ottoman Turkish ولایت →Every word from French vilayet →
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