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Where does “jo” come from?

jo (Finnish) comes from Proto-Finnic jo, from Proto-Balto-Slavic jau, from Proto-Indo-European you-.

jo (Finnish): already; now

Definitions

  1. already; now

Ancestry of “jo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finnicjoalready
2Proto-Balto-Slavicjau—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanyou-—

Words derived from “jo”

  • jopas
  • jopa
  • joko
  • jo ennestään
Every word from Proto-Indo-European you- →