Where does “ya” come from?

ya (Chavacano) comes from Spanish ya, from Old Spanish ya, from Latin iam, from Proto-Indo-European Hyā́m.

ya (Chavacano): indicates the past tense

Definitions

  1. indicates the past tense

Ancestry of “ya”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishyanow; already, yet; in the near future; soon
2Old Spanishyaalready
3Latiniamalready; now; anymore
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanHyā́m—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European Hyā́m →Every word from Latin iam →Every word from Old Spanish ya →