Where does “जो” come from?

जो (Hindi) comes from Urdu جو, from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀚𑁄, from Sanskrit यः, from Proto-Indo-Aryan Hyás, from Indo-Iranian *Hyás, from Proto-Indo-European Hyós — who, which; already.

जो (Hindi): the relative pronoun; if

Definitions

  1. the relative pronoun; if

Ancestry of “जो”, step by step

जो traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Urdu جو

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Urduجوthe
2Sauraseni Prakrit𑀚𑁄—
3Sanskritयः—
4Proto-Indo-AryanHyás—
5Indo-Iranian*Hyás—
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanHyóswho, which; already

via Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀚𑀑

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sauraseni Prakrit𑀚𑀑—
2Sanskritयतः—
3Sanskritयbacchius; fame; carriage

Words derived from “जो”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European Hyós →Every word from Indo-Iranian *Hyás →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan Hyás →