Where does “veya” come from?
veya (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish ویا, from Ottoman Turkish و, from Arabic و, from Persian یا, from Arabic يَا — {{m|en|O|id=vocative}}.
veya (Turkish): or
Ancestry of “veya”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Ottoman Turkish | ویا | — |
| 2 | Ottoman Turkish | و | — |
| 3 | Arabic | و | and, "comma", "semi-colon"; a divider of words or... |
| 4 | Persian | یا | API •; or; either |
| 5 | Arabic | يَا | {{m|en|O|id=vocative}} |