Where does “körler mahallesinde ayna satmak” come from?

körler mahallesinde ayna satmak (Turkish) comes from Turkish ayna, from Persian آینه, from Old Anatolian Turkish آیِینَه, from Classical Persian آیِینَه.

körler mahallesinde ayna satmak (Turkish): to give something to someone who does not need it

Definitions

  1. to give something to someone who does not need it

Ancestry of “körler mahallesinde ayna satmak”, step by step

körler mahallesinde ayna satmak traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Turkish ayna

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishaynamirror
2Persianآینهmirror
3Old Anatolian Turkishآیِینَه—
4Classical Persianآیِینَه—

via Turkish kör

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishkörblind; blunt, not sharp; of a place, having...
2Ottoman Turkishكورblind
3Persianکورblind
4Middle Persiankwl—

via Turkish mahalle

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishmahalleneighbourhood; quarter
2Ottoman Turkishمحله—
3Arabicمَحَلَّة—
Every word from Classical Persian آیِینَه →Every word from Old Anatolian Turkish آیِینَه →Every word from Persian آینه →