Where does “يا” come from?

يا (Sindhi) comes from Arabic يَا — {{m|en|O|id=vocative}}.

يا (Sindhi): O!

Definitions

  1. O!

Ancestry of “يا”, step by step

يا traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Arabic يَا

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicيَا{{m|en|O|id=vocative}}

via Classical Persian یا

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Persianیا
Every word from Arabic يَا