The story
- Arabicوِلَايَة (wilāya)
- Ottoman Turkishولایت (vilayet)
- English todayvilayet
From Ottoman Turkish ولایت (vilayet, “province”), from Arabic وِلَايَة (wilāya, “province, administration”). Doublet of wilaya, wilayat, and Blighty.
Words from the same roots
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Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.