Where does “و” come from?
و (Urdu) comes from Classical Persian و, 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.
و (Urdu): and
Ancestry of “و”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Classical Persian | و | — |
| 2 | Middle Persian | 𐭠𐭥𐭣 | — |
| 3 | Old Persian | 𐎢𐎫𐎠 | and |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | Hutá | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | Hu | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ew | away from, off; again |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰe | — |