Where does “jaê” come from?
jaê (Kayapó) comes from English Jace, from English Jason, from English James, from Middle English James, from Old French jamés, from Latin iam, from Proto-Indo-European Hyā́m.
jaê (Kayapó): nest
Definitions
- nest
Ancestry of “jaê”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Jace | — |
| 2 | English | Jason | The leader of the Argonauts, who retrieved the Golden Fleece from king Aeetes of Colchis, for his uncle Pelias |
| 3 | English | James | The twentieth book of the New Testament of the Bible, the general epistle of James |
| 4 | Middle English | James | James the Greater or James the Less apostles |
| 5 | Old French | jamés | ever; never |
| 6 | Latin | iam | already; now; anymore |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | Hyā́m | — |