Where does “yyawm” come from?

yyawm (Cypriot Arabic) comes from Arabic اليوم, from Arabic ال, from Proto-Semitic ʾil- — deity; god.

yyawm (Cypriot Arabic): today

Definitions

  1. today

Ancestry of “yyawm”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicاليومtoday
2Arabicالthe
3Proto-Semiticʾil-deity; god
Every word from Proto-Semitic ʾil- →Every word from Arabic ال →Every word from Arabic اليوم →