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Where does “قوالی” come from?

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

Ancestry of “قوالی”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Persianقوالی—
2Arabicقَوَّال—
Every word from Arabic قَوَّال →