Where does “ख़ैरख़्वाह” come from?

ख़ैरख़्वाह (Hindi) comes from Hindi ख़ैर, from Classical Persian خَیْر, from Arabic خَيْر — good, well; good, goodness; good, wealth.

ख़ैरख़्वाह (Hindi): well-wisher

Definitions

  1. well-wisher

Ancestry of “ख़ैरख़्वाह”, step by step

ख़ैरख़्वाह traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hindi ख़ैर

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiख़ैरwell, anyway
2Classical Persianخَیْر
3Arabicخَيْرgood, well; good, goodness; good, wealth

via Hindi ख़्वाह

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiख़्वाहeither, or
2Persianخواهpresent stem form of خواستن
Every word from Arabic خَيْر
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