Where does “قوالی” come from?

قوالی (Urdu) comes from Classical Persian قوالی, from Arabic قَوَّال.

قوالی (Urdu): qawwali, kind of Indian sufi devotional song

Definitions

  1. qawwali, kind of Indian sufi devotional song

Ancestry of “قوالی”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Persianقوالی—
2Arabicقَوَّال—

Words derived from “قوالی”

Every word from Arabic قَوَّال →Every word from Classical Persian قوالی →