Where does “و” come from?

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

و (Ottoman Turkish): and

Definitions

  1. and

Ancestry of “و”, step by step

و traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Arabic و

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicوand, "comma", "semi-colon"; a divider of words or...
2PersianیاAPI •; or; either
3Arabicيَا{{m|en|O|id=vocative}}

via Arabic وَ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicوَand
2Semitic*wa—

Words derived from “و”

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