Where does “ی” come from?

ی (Persian) comes from Arabic ي, from Proto-Semitic ʿayn-, from Hebrew עַיִן — eye.

ی (Persian): the grammatical particle ezafe; see...

Definitions

  1. the grammatical particle ezafe; see...

Ancestry of “ی”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicيbound object pronoun: me, my; The nisba suffix,...
2Proto-Semiticʿayn-eye
3Hebrewעַיִןeye

Words derived from “ی”

Every word from Hebrew עַיִן →Every word from Proto-Semitic ʿayn- →Every word from Arabic ي →