Where does “weli” come from?

weli (Turkmen) comes from Persian ولی, from Persian ولیکن, from Arabic ولكن, from Arabic وَ, from Semitic *wa.

weli (Turkmen): but; however

Definitions

  1. but; however

Ancestry of “weli”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianولیbut; guardian; parent
2Persianولیکن—
3Arabicولكنbut, however
4Arabicوَand
5Semitic*wa—
Every word from Semitic *wa →Every word from Arabic وَ →Every word from Arabic ولكن →