Etymology Explorer
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Where does “ي” come from?
ي (Classical Malay) comes from Arabic يَا — {{m|en|O|id=vocative}}.
Ancestry of “ي”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Arabic
يَا
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Words derived from “ي”
ya
didya
ya
ya
Every word from Arabic يَا →