Where does “ya” come from?

ya (Pali) comes from Sanskrit यद्, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hyás, from Proto-Indo-European Hyós — who, which; already.

ya (Pali): who, which, that; API n; which, that

Definitions

  1. who, which, that; API n; which, that

Ancestry of “ya”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritयद्who, which, what, whichever, whatever, that
2Proto-Indo-IranianHyásthat, who, which
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanHyóswho, which; already

Words derived from “ya”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European Hyós →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hyás →Every word from Sanskrit यद् →
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