Where does “قائمة” come from?
قائمة (Arabic) comes from Arabic و, from Persian یا, from Arabic يَا — {{m|en|O|id=vocative}}.
قائمة (Arabic): list; menu
Ancestry of “قائمة”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Arabic | و | and, "comma", "semi-colon"; a divider of words or... |
| 2 | Persian | یا | API •; or; either |
| 3 | Arabic | يَا | {{m|en|O|id=vocative}} |