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Where does “วิลาด” come from?

วิลาด (Thai) comes from Classical Persian ولایت, from Arabic ولاية, from Persian ولایت, from Arabic وِلَايَة — province.

วิลาด (Thai): European or Western, especially British or...

Definitions

  1. European or Western, especially British or...

Ancestry of “วิลาด”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Persianولایت—
2Arabicولايةverbal noun of وَلِيَ; province, governorate;...
3Persianولایتprovince
4Arabicوِلَايَةprovince
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