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 آیِینَهEvery word from Old Anatolian Turkish آیِینَهEvery word from Persian آینه