Where does “ولایت” come from?

ولایت (Urdu) comes from Classical Persian وِلَایَت, from Arabic وِلَايَة — province.

ولایت (Urdu): province, state, realm, inhabited country or region

Definitions

  1. province, state, realm, inhabited country or region

Ancestry of “ولایت”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Persianوِلَایَت—
2Arabicوِلَايَةprovince

Words derived from “ولایت”

Every word from Arabic وِلَايَة →Every word from Classical Persian وِلَایَت →