Where does “yakni” come from?

yakni (Indonesian) comes from Malay yakni, from Classical Malay yakni, from Malay ya`ani, from Classical Malay ya`ni, from Arabic يَعْنِي, from Arabic عَنَى — to be on someone's mind; to mean, to concern; to...

yakni (Indonesian): that is, in other words, i.e

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that is, in other words, i.e

Ancestry of “yakni”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Malay	yakni	—
2	Classical Malay	yakni	that is, in other words, i.e
3	Malay	ya`ani	—
4	Classical Malay	ya`ni	—
5	Arabic	يَعْنِي	means
6	Arabic	عَنَى	to be on someone's mind; to mean, to concern; to...

Every word from Arabic عَنَى →Every word from Arabic يَعْنِي →Every word from Classical Malay ya`ni →