Where does “hayalperest” come from?

hayalperest (Turkish) comes from Turkish hayal, from Ottoman Turkish خیال, from Arabic خَيَال — imagination; fiction; imagination.

hayalperest (Turkish): dreamer, daydreamer

Definitions

  1. dreamer, daydreamer

Ancestry of “hayalperest”, step by step

hayalperest traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Turkish hayal

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishhayaldream, wish
2Ottoman Turkishخیالdream
3Arabicخَيَالimagination; fiction; imagination

via Turkish perest

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishperest—
Every word from Arabic خَيَال →Every word from Ottoman Turkish خیال →Every word from Turkish hayal →