Where does “و” come from?

و (Hijazi Arabic) comes from Arabic وَ, from Semitic *wa.

و (Hijazi Arabic): and

Definitions

  1. and

Ancestry of “و”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicوَand
2Semitic*wa—
Every word from Semitic *wa →Every word from Arabic وَ →