Where does “vilayet” come from?
vilayet (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish ولایت, from Arabic وِلَايَة — province.
vilayet (Turkish): vilayet
Ancestry of “vilayet”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Ottoman Turkish | ولایت | province |
| 2 | Arabic | وِلَايَة | province |
Words derived from “vilayet”