Where does “hayır” come from?
hayır (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish خیر, from Persian نخیر, from Persian خیر, from Arabic خَيْر — good, well; good, goodness; good, wealth.
hayır (Turkish): no, nope; no
Ancestry of “hayır”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Ottoman Turkish | خیر | no |
| 2 | Persian | نخیر | no |
| 3 | Persian | خیر | good; no |
| 4 | Arabic | خَيْر | good, well; good, goodness; good, wealth |
Words derived from “hayır”