Where does “خدایا” come from?

خدایا (Persian) comes from Persian خدا, from Classical Persian خدای, from Middle Persian hwtʾy, from Proto-Iranian *hwatā́wHā — lord, sovereign, king.

خدایا (Persian): oh God

Definitions

  1. oh God

Ancestry of “خدایا”, step by step

خدایا traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Persian خدا

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PersianخداGod, god; lord; patron
2Classical Persianخدای—
3Middle Persianhwtʾylord
4Proto-Iranian*hwatā́wHālord, sovereign, king

via Persian ـا

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PersianـاUsed to form adverbs from nouns or adjectives
2Arabicـا—
Every word from Proto-Iranian *hwatā́wHā →Every word from Middle Persian hwtʾy →Every word from Classical Persian خدای →