Where does “vilayet” come from?

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

vilayet (Turkish): province

Definitions

  1. province

Ancestry of “vilayet”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishولایتprovince
2Arabicوِلَايَةprovince

Words derived from “vilayet”

Every word from Arabic وِلَايَة →Every word from Ottoman Turkish ولایت →