Where does “йә” come from?

йә (Bashkir) comes from Persian یا, from Arabic يَا — {{m|en|O|id=vocative}}.

йә (Bashkir): or

Definitions

  1. or

Ancestry of “йә”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PersianیاAPI •; or; either
2Arabicيَا{{m|en|O|id=vocative}}
Every word from Arabic يَا →Every word from Persian یا →
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