Where does “jah” come from?
jah (Estonian) comes from Proto-Germanic ja, from Proto-Indo-European yē — already.
jah (Estonian): yes
Ancestry of “jah”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Germanic | ja | yes; thus, so |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | yē | already |