Yai

yai
===Etymology===
origin uncertain; may be a primitive root
====noun====
#the blood, especially as the source of life and biological continuity
#*yaie efi. From the blood, we are (exist). 
#(poetic, archaic) the family, blood relatives, kin, people, folks
===Derivatives===
*yair: family, blood-relatives
Category:Substantives
Category:Human body
Category:Words with archaic senses
Category:Biology