Where does “nasıl yani” come from?

nasıl yani (Turkish) comes from Turkish nasıl, from Ottoman Turkish نصل, from Ottoman Turkish نه, from Old Anatolian Turkish نَه, from Persian نه, from Middle Persian nwk', from Old Persian 𐎴𐎺, from Proto-Iranian Hnáwa — nine.

nasıl yani (Turkish): what do you mean?, how so?, wait

Definitions

what do you mean?, how so?, wait

Ancestry of “nasıl yani”, step by step

nasıl yani traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Turkish nasıl

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Turkish	nasıl	how (in what manner)
2	Ottoman Turkish	نصل	how
3	Ottoman Turkish	نه	what; neither; nor
4	Old Anatolian Turkish	نَه	—
5	Persian	نه	not; no; nine
6	Middle Persian	nwk'	—
7	Old Persian	𐎴𐎺	nine
8	Proto-Iranian	Hnáwa	—
9	Proto-Indo-Iranian	Hnáwa	nine
10	Proto-Indo-European	h₁néwn̥	nine

via Turkish yani

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Turkish	yani	means; in other words, actually, namely, to wit,...
2	Ottoman Turkish	یعنی	in other words, actually, namely, to wit, kind of, somewhat, id est, that is, meaning, you know
3	Arabic	يَعْنِي	means
4	Arabic	عَنَى	to be on someone's mind; to mean, to concern; to...

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