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
- denoting surprise: look, well; "jopas jotakin":...
Ancestry of “jopas”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | jopa | even; as much as; used as fortifier |
| 2 | Finnish | jo | already; now |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | jo | already |
| 4 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | jau | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | you- | — |