Where does “و” come from?

و (Persian) comes from Middle Persian 𐭠𐭥𐭣, from Old Persian 𐎢𐎫𐎠, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hutá, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hu, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ew, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰe — Postpositional intensifying particle: indeed, at any rate, in fact.

و (Persian): and

Definitions

  1. and

Ancestry of “و”, step by step

و traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle Persian 𐭠𐭥𐭣

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Persian𐭠𐭥𐭣—
2Old Persian𐎢𐎫𐎠and
3Proto-Indo-IranianHutá—
4Proto-Indo-IranianHu—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ewaway from, off; again
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanǵʰePostpositional intensifying particle: indeed, at any rate, in fact

via Arabic وَ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicوَand
2Semitic*wa—

Words derived from “و”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰe →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ew →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hu →