Where does “jopas” come from?

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

jopas (Finnish): denoting surprise: look, well; "jopas jotakin":...

Definitions

  1. denoting surprise: look, well; "jopas jotakin":...

Ancestry of “jopas”, step by step

jopas traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish jopa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishjopaeven; as much as; used as fortifier
2Finnishjoalready; now
3Proto-Finnicjoalready
4Proto-Balto-Slavicjau—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanyou-—

via Finnish s

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsthe letter s
Every word from Proto-Indo-European you- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic jau →Every word from Proto-Finnic jo →