Where does “hevessiz” come from?

hevessiz (Turkish) comes from Turkish heves, from Ottoman Turkish هوس, from Arabic هَوَس — mania.

hevessiz (Turkish): unkeen, unwilling, reluctant

Definitions

  1. unkeen, unwilling, reluctant

Ancestry of “hevessiz”, step by step

hevessiz traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Turkish heves

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishheveswish, inclination
2Ottoman Turkishهوسwish, desire
3Arabicهَوَسmania

via Turkish sız

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishsızyou (plural subject pronoun: the group being addressed); you guys, y'all
2Ottoman Turkishسزye, you
3Proto-Turkicsiŕyou; ye
Every word from Arabic هَوَس →Every word from Ottoman Turkish هوس →Every word from Turkish heves →