Where does “asi” come from?

asi (Ladino) comes from Ottoman Turkish عاصی, from Arabic عَاصٍ.

asi (Ladino): like this; like that; as such; thus; so; thereby; this way, that way

Definitions

  1. like this; like that; as such; thus; so; thereby; this way, that way

Ancestry of “asi”, step by step

asi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ottoman Turkish عاصی

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishعاصیrebellious
2Arabicعَاصٍ—

via Old Spanish assí

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Spanishassí—
2Latinac sīcthus, accordingly
Every word from Arabic عَاصٍ →Every word from Ottoman Turkish عاصی →
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