Where does “hyah” come from?

hyah (English) comes from Proto-Indo-Aryan Hyás, from Indo-Iranian *Hyás, from Proto-Indo-European Hyós — who, which; already.

hyah (English): a call, often to horses, livestock, or cattle, to...

Definitions

  1. a call, often to horses, livestock, or cattle, to...

Ancestry of “hyah”, step by step

hyah traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Indo-Aryan Hyás

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-AryanHyás—
2Indo-Iranian*Hyás—
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanHyóswho, which; already

via English kiai

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishkiaiThe short yell or shout uttered when performing...
2Japanese気合yell; spirit, fight

via Proto-Indo-Iranian Hyás

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-IranianHyásthat, who, which

Words derived from “hyah”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European Hyós →Every word from Indo-Iranian *Hyás →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan Hyás →