Where does “خیال” come from?
خیال (Urdu) comes from Arabic خَيَال — imagination; fiction; imagination.
خیال (Urdu): thought, opinion
Definitions
- thought, opinion
Ancestry of “خیال”, step by step
خیال traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Arabic خَيَال
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arabic | خَيَال | imagination; fiction; imagination |
via Classical Persian خَیال
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Classical Persian | خَیال | — |