Where does “jaa” come from?

jaa (Alemannic German) comes from Alemannic German ja, from Old High German jā, from Proto-West Germanic jā, from Proto-Germanic ja, from Proto-Indo-European yē — already.

jaa (Alemannic German): Alternative form of ja

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of ja

Ancestry of “jaa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Alemannic Germanjayes
2Old High Germanjā—
3Proto-West Germanicjāyes; thus, so
4Proto-Germanicjayes; thus, so
5Proto-Indo-Europeanyēalready
Every word from Proto-Indo-European yē →Every word from Proto-Germanic ja →Every word from Proto-West Germanic jā →