Where does “ख़याल” come from?

ख़याल (Hindi) comes from Classical Persian خیال, from Arabic خَيَال — imagination; fiction; imagination.

ख़याल (Hindi): thought, idea; imagination

Definitions

  1. thought, idea; imagination

Ancestry of “ख़याल”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Persianخیال—
2Arabicخَيَالimagination; fiction; imagination

Words derived from “ख़याल”

Every word from Arabic خَيَال →Every word from Classical Persian خیال →