Where does “ya” come from?

ya (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish یا, from Persian یا, from Arabic يَا — {{m|en|O|id=vocative}}.

ya (Turkish): or

Definitions

  1. or

Ancestry of “ya”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishیا—
2PersianیاAPI •; or; either
3Arabicيَا{{m|en|O|id=vocative}}
Every word from Arabic يَا →Every word from Persian یا →Every word from Ottoman Turkish یا →
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