*’ay “where, which” 𐎛𐎊 , ܐܝ, אי , أَي, 𐩱𐩺, , አይ

#Semitic interrogative adverb *’ay “where, which” appears (with variants / added morphemes >’yk “how”, ’yn “there is not”, ’n wherever?):

#Akkadian

• ay / ē
• ayyānu
• ayyaka

#Ugaritic

• ’iyya 𐎛𐎊
• ‘ēka 𐎛𐎋

#Amorite

• ’ayya(n)
• ’iyya

#Syriac

• ‘ayna ܐܲܝܢܵܐ
• ’ayka ܐܝܟܐ

#Hebrew

• ’ē אי
• ’ī אי
• ’ayyē אייה
• ’ēp̄ô איפה
• ’ēzê איזה
• ’ēḵâ איכה
• ’īzāḇēl איזבל “where is the prince / Jezebel (Isabel?)”
• mē-’ayin מאין “where (from)”

#Arabic

#StandardArabic

• ’ayyu أَيّ
• ’ayna أيْنَ

#Lebanese

• ayno (masculine)
• ayna (feminine)
• aynon (plural)

#AncientSouthArabian

• ’y 𐩱𐩺

#ModernSouthArabian

#Mehri

• ’ey

#Ethiopian

#Geez

• ’ay አይ “which”
• ’ayte አይቴ “where”
• ’aynu አይኑ
• ´əfo “how, in what way, why”

#Tigre

• ’ayi

#Tigrinya

• ’ayyān

#Harsusi

• ’āy

#CushiticLanguages

• āy
• ay
• e
• aw
• au

#Somali

• Ayaa/yaa “who”