English
Vakil
Vakil comes from Hindi वकील ‘lawyer’, and goes back to Arabic وَكِيل ‘agent, representative, envoy’.
- Arabicc. 500–presentوَكِيلwakīl‘agent, representative, envoy’
- Classical Persianc. 900–presentوکیلwakīl
- Hindic. 1500–presentवकीलvakīl‘lawyer’
- EnglishtodayVakil
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Arabicc. 500–presentوَكِيلwakīl‘agent, representative, envoy’
- Classical Persianc. 900–presentوکیلwakīl
- Hindic. 1500–presentवकीलvakīl‘lawyer’
- EnglishtodayVakil
Every English word from Arabic وَكِيل
Today it means
name A surname from Hindi [in turn from Arabic].
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Arabic وَكِيل / Vakil