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Where does “viloyat” come from?

viloyat (Uzbek) comes from Arabic وِلَايَة — province.

viloyat (Uzbek): vilayet, administrative division of Uzbekistan;...

Definitions

  1. vilayet, administrative division of Uzbekistan;...

Ancestry of “viloyat”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicوِلَايَةprovince
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