Where does “khayal” come from?

khayal (Indonesian) comes from Classical Malay خيال, from Arabic خَيَال — imagination; fiction; imagination.

khayal (Indonesian): fantasy, delusion

Definitions

  1. fantasy, delusion

Ancestry of “khayal”, step by step

khayal traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Classical Malay خيال

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Malayخيال—
2Arabicخَيَالimagination; fiction; imagination

via Arabic خيال

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicخيالimagination

Words derived from “khayal”

Every word from Arabic خَيَال →Every word from Classical Malay خيال →