Where does “ja” come from?

ja (Champenois) comes from Old French jai, from Latin gaius, from Proto-Italic *Gāwjos, from Proto-Indo-European geh₂w- — to rejoice.

ja (Champenois): jay

Definitions

  1. jay

Ancestry of “ja”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchjaijay
2Latingaiusjaybird
3Proto-Italic*Gāwjos—
4Proto-Indo-Europeangeh₂w-to rejoice
Every word from Proto-Indo-European geh₂w- →Every word from Proto-Italic *Gāwjos →Every word from Latin gaius →