Where does “خیر” come from?

خیر (Ottoman Turkish) comes from Persian نخیر, from Persian خیر, from Arabic خَيْر — good, well; good, goodness; good, wealth.

خیر (Ottoman Turkish): no

Definitions

  1. no

Ancestry of “خیر”, step by step

خیر traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Persian نخیر

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianنخیرno
2Persianخیرgood; no
3Arabicخَيْرgood, well; good, goodness; good, wealth

via Classical Persian خَیْر

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Persianخَیْر—

Words derived from “خیر”

Every word from Arabic خَيْر →Every word from Persian خیر →Every word from Persian نخیر →