Where does “ia” come from?

ia (Finnish) comes from Finnish ja, from Proto-Finnic ja, from Proto-Germanic jahw, from Proto-Germanic -hw, from Proto-Germanic -hwe, from Proto-Indo-European -kʷe — and; Forms distributives from interrogatives.

ia (Finnish): Obsolete spelling of ja

Definitions

  1. Obsolete spelling of ja

Ancestry of “ia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishjaand; AND
2Proto-Finnicjaand
3Proto-Germanicjahwand, also
4Proto-Germanic-hwand; Forms distributives from interrogatives
5Proto-Germanic-hwe—
6Proto-Indo-European-kʷeand; Forms distributives from interrogatives

Words derived from “ia”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -kʷe →
ia — Etymology, Origin & Word History | Etymology Explorer