Where does “jo” come from?

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

jo (Karelian): already

Definitions

  1. already

Ancestry of “jo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finnicjoalready
2Proto-Balto-Slavicjau—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanyou-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European you- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic jau →Every word from Proto-Finnic jo →