Where does “yakni” come from?

yakni (Malay) comes 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...

Ancestry of “yakni”, step by step

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

Words derived from “yakni”

yakni
yakni
ya`ani
yaini

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