Where does “joo” come from?

joo (Finnish) comes from Middle Chinese 주, from Korean 천주, from Chinese 天主, from Chinese heavenly emperor; heavenly God.

joo (Finnish): yeah, yes; yeah!

Definitions

  1. yeah, yes; yeah!

Ancestry of “joo”, step by step

joo traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle Chinese 주

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Chinese주—
2Korean천주the Lord of Heaven; God
3Chinese天主Lord of Heaven; God
4Chineseheavenly emperor; heavenly God—

via Swedish jo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishjoyes; used as a disagreement to a negative...
2Old Swedishiū—
3Old Norsejaur—

via Sanskrit जाय॑ते

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritजाय॑ते—

Words derived from “joo”

Every word from Chinese heavenly emperor; heavenly God →Every word from Chinese 天主 →Every word from Korean 천주 →