Where does “yani” come from?
yani (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish یعنی, from Arabic يَعْنِي, from Arabic عَنَى — to be on someone's mind; to mean, to concern; to...
yani (Turkish): means; in other words, actually, namely, to wit,...
Definitions
- means; in other words, actually, namely, to wit,...
Ancestry of “yani”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Ottoman Turkish | یعنی | — |
| 2 | Arabic | يَعْنِي | means |
| 3 | Arabic | عَنَى | to be on someone's mind; to mean, to concern; to... |