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

و traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Persian یا

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

via Proto-Semitic wa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Semiticwaconjunction particle

Words derived from “و

Every word from Arabic يَاEvery word from Persian یا
و — Etymology, Origin & Word History | Etymology Explorer