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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

  1. and, "comma", "semi-colon"; a divider of words or...

Ancestry of “و”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PersianیاAPI •; or; either
2Arabicيَا{{m|en|O|id=vocative}}

Words derived from “و”

  • flute
  • lute
  • fluted
  • almanac
  • Algol
  • flutist
  • luting
  • flautist
  • tandoori
  • luthier
  • fluty
  • flutelike
  • zeugma
  • lutist
  • unfluted
  • flauta
  • lutanist
  • athanor
  • luter
  • flutey
  • lutite
  • lutherie
  • lutelike
  • fluter
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