Where does “yani” come from?

yani (Swedish) comes from Turkish yani, from Ottoman Turkish یعنی, from Arabic يَعْنِي, from Arabic عَنَى — to be on someone's mind; to mean, to concern; to...

yani (Swedish): that is to say, that is, so, I mean, you know

Definitions

  1. that is to say, that is, so, I mean, you know

Ancestry of “yani”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishyanimeans; in other words, actually, namely, to wit,...
2Ottoman Turkishیعنیin other words, actually, namely, to wit, kind of, somewhat, id est, that is, meaning, you know
3Arabicيَعْنِيmeans
4Arabicعَنَىto be on someone's mind; to mean, to concern; to...
Every word from Arabic عَنَى →Every word from Arabic يَعْنِي →Every word from Ottoman Turkish یعنی →