Where does “haya” come from?

haya (Turkish) comes from Arabic حيا, from Arabic حَيَاء.

haya (Turkish): modesty, chaste

Definitions

  1. modesty, chaste

Ancestry of “haya”, step by step

haya traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Arabic حيا

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicحياto greet; to keep alive
2Arabicحَيَاء—

via Persian خایه

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianخایهtesticle; egg
Every word from Arabic حَيَاء →Every word from Arabic حيا →