Where does “يا” come from?

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

يا (Egyptian Arabic): vocative particle, rarely omitted

Definitions

  1. vocative particle, rarely omitted

Ancestry of “يا”, step by step

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

Words derived from “يا”

Every word from Arabic يَا →Every word from Persian یا →