Where does “hile” come from?

hile (Albanian) comes from Ottoman Turkish حیله, from Arabic حيلة — trick, artifice, maneuver; shift; means to an end.

hile (Albanian): trick, cheat

Definitions

  1. trick, cheat

Ancestry of “hile”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishحیلهartifice, ruse, stratagem, ploy, device, any deceptive tactic designed to gain the upper hand
2Arabicحيلةtrick, artifice, maneuver; shift; means to an end
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