Where does “హవేలి” come from?
హవేలి (Telugu) comes from Hindi हवेली, from Classical Persian حوالی, from Arabic حوالي, from Arabic و, from Persian یا, from Arabic يَا — {{m|en|O|id=vocative}}.
హవేలి (Telugu): mansion, palace
Ancestry of “హవేలి”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Hindi | हवेली | mansion, haveli |
| 2 | Classical Persian | حوالی | environs, vicinity |
| 3 | Arabic | حوالي | around; approximately, around |
| 4 | Arabic | و | and, "comma", "semi-colon"; a divider of words or... |
| 5 | Persian | یا | API •; or; either |
| 6 | Arabic | يَا | {{m|en|O|id=vocative}} |