Where does “या” come from?

या (Nepali) comes from Hindi या, from Classical Persian یَا, from Arabic يَا — {{m|en|O|id=vocative}}.

या (Nepali): or

Definitions

  1. or

Ancestry of “या”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiयाor; oh!
2Classical Persianیَا—
3Arabicيَا{{m|en|O|id=vocative}}
Every word from Arabic يَا →Every word from Classical Persian یَا →Every word from Hindi या →