Where does “ja” come from?

ja (Catalan) comes from Latin iam, from Proto-Indo-European Hyā́m.

ja (Catalan): already, any more; now, immediately, at once

Definitions

  1. already, any more; now, immediately, at once

Ancestry of “ja”, step by step

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