Where does “ya” come from?

ya (Azerbaijani) comes from Arabic يَا — {{m|en|O|id=vocative}}.

ya (Azerbaijani): either … or

Definitions

  1. either … or

Ancestry of “ya”, step by step

ya traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Arabic يَا

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicيَا{{m|en|O|id=vocative}}

via Classical Persian یا

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Persianیا
Every word from Arabic يَا