Where does “hobi” come from?

hobi (Turkish) comes from English hobby, from English hobby-horse, from Middle English hoby, from Albanian hobe, from Middle Low German hōpen, from Old Saxon hopon, from Proto-West Germanic hopōn — to hope, to expect.

hobi (Turkish): hobby

Definitions

  1. hobby

Ancestry of “hobi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishhobbyAn activity that one enjoys doing in one's spare...
2Englishhobby-horseAlternative spelling of hobby horse
3Middle Englishhoby
4Albanianhobecatapult, sling
5Middle Low Germanhōpento hope
6Old Saxonhopon
7Proto-West Germanichopōnto hope, to expect
Every word from Proto-West Germanic hopōnEvery word from Old Saxon hoponEvery word from Middle Low German hōpen