Where does “ikoll” come from?

ikoll (Maltese) comes from Maltese ikun, from Maltese kien, from Arabic كَانَ, from Arabic و, from Persian یا, from Arabic يَا — {{m|en|O|id=vocative}}.

ikoll (Maltese): imperfect tense of kell

Definitions

imperfect tense of kell

Ancestry of “ikoll”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Maltese	ikun	—
2	Maltese	kien	to be
3	Arabic	كَانَ	to be
4	Arabic	و	and, "comma", "semi-colon"; a divider of words or...
5	Persian	یا	API •; or; either
6	Arabic	يَا	{{m\|en\|O\|id=vocative}}

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