Where does “-jo” come from?

-jo (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto -njo, from Russian -ня́, from Proto-Slavic *-ьňa, from Proto-Slavic -ja, from Proto-Indo-European -yeh₂.

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Definitions

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Ancestry of “-jo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Esperanto-njoforms affectionate derivatives of feminine names,...
2Russian-ня́forms nouns denoting the place where an occupation or office is performed
3Proto-Slavic*-ьňa—
4Proto-Slavic-jaSuffix creating feminine action nouns, usually...
5Proto-Indo-European-yeh₂—

Words derived from “-jo”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yeh₂ →Every word from Proto-Slavic -ja →Every word from Russian -ня́ →