Where does “यानी” come from?

यानी (Hindi) comes from Classical Persian یَعْنِی, from Arabic يَعْنِي, from Arabic عَنَى — to be on someone's mind; to mean, to concern; to...

यानी (Hindi): meaning, i.e., that is to say

Definitions

  1. meaning, i.e., that is to say

Ancestry of “यानी”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Persianیَعْنِی—
2Arabicيَعْنِيmeans
3Arabicعَنَىto be on someone's mind; to mean, to concern; to...
Every word from Arabic عَنَى →Every word from Arabic يَعْنِي →Every word from Classical Persian یَعْنِی →