Where does “yá” come from?

yá (Asturian) comes from Latin iam, from Proto-Indo-European Hyā́m.

yá (Asturian): now; already; in the near future; soon

Definitions

  1. now; already; in the near future; soon

Ancestry of “yá”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latiniamalready; now; anymore
2Proto-Indo-EuropeanHyā́m—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European Hyā́m →Every word from Latin iam →
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