Where does “هوية” come from?

هوية (Arabic) comes from Arabic ـِيَّة — relational suffix.

هوية (Arabic): identity; substance, essence, existence; divine...

Definitions

  1. identity; substance, essence, existence; divine...

Ancestry of “هوية”, step by step

هوية traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Arabic ـِيَّة

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicـِيَّةrelational suffix

via Arabic هُوَ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicهُوَit; he

via Arabic هُوِيَّة

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicهُوِيَّة
Every word from Arabic ـِيَّة