Where does “вилает” come from?

вилает (West Circassian) comes from Turkish vilayet, from Ottoman Turkish ولایت, from Arabic وِلَايَة — province.

вилает (West Circassian): province

Definitions

  1. province

Ancestry of “вилает”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishvilayetprovince
2Ottoman Turkishولایتprovince
3Arabicوِلَايَةprovince
Every word from Arabic وِلَايَة →Every word from Ottoman Turkish ولایت →Every word from Turkish vilayet →