Where does “یایان” come from?

یایان (Ottoman Turkish) comes from Turkish yaya, from Ottoman Turkish یایا — pedestrian.

یایان (Ottoman Turkish): on foot, afoot

Definitions

  1. on foot, afoot

Ancestry of “یایان”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishyayapedestrian; someone walking, instead of using a...
2Ottoman Turkishیایاpedestrian
Every word from Ottoman Turkish یایاEvery word from Turkish yaya