Where does “xwa” come from?

xwa (Canela) comes from Proto-Northern Jê *ĵwa, from Proto-Cerrado *jwa, from Kashubian jô, from German jo, from German Ja, from Middle High German ja, from Old High German jā, from Proto-West Germanic jā — already.

xwa (Canela): tooth

Definitions

  1. tooth

Ancestry of “xwa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Northern Jê*ĵwa—
2Proto-Cerrado*jwa—
3KashubianjôI
4Germanjoyes, yeah, well; expresses agreement in a...
5GermanJaa yes
6Middle High Germanja—
7Old High Germanjā—
8Proto-West Germanicjāyes; thus, so
9Proto-Germanicjayes; thus, so
10Proto-Indo-Europeanyēalready
Every word from Proto-Indo-European yē →Every word from Proto-Germanic ja →Every word from Proto-West Germanic jā →