Where does “و” come from?
و (Arabic) comes from Persian یا, from Arabic يَا — {{m|en|O|id=vocative}}.
و (Arabic): and, "comma", "semi-colon"; a divider of words or...
Definitions
- and, "comma", "semi-colon"; a divider of words or...
Ancestry of “و”, step by step
و traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Proto-Semitic wa
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Semitic | wa | conjunction particle |