Where does “əksinə” come from?

əksinə (Azerbaijani) comes from Azerbaijani əks, from Arabic عَكْس — reflection, opposite.

əksinə (Azerbaijani): on the contrary

Definitions

  1. on the contrary

Ancestry of “əksinə”, step by step

əksinə traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Azerbaijani əks

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Azerbaijaniəkscontrary, adverse
2Arabicعَكْسreflection, opposite

via Azerbaijani inə

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Azerbaijaniinə—
Every word from Arabic عَكْس →Every word from Azerbaijani əks →