Where does “jau” come from?
jau (Latvian) comes from Proto-Balto-Slavic jau, from Proto-Indo-European you-.
jau (Latvian): already; really, indeed
Ancestry of “jau”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | jau | — |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | you- | — |