Where does “aina” come from?
aina (Swedish) comes from Turkish aynasız, from Turkish ayna, from Persian آینه, from Old Anatolian Turkish آیِینَه, from Classical Persian آیِینَه.
aina (Swedish): police
Ancestry of “aina”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Turkish | aynasız | police, a policeman or policewoman |
| 2 | Turkish | ayna | mirror |
| 3 | Persian | آینه | mirror |
| 4 | Old Anatolian Turkish | آیِینَه | — |
| 5 | Classical Persian | آیِینَه | — |