Where does “jocīgs” come from?

jocīgs (Latvian) comes from Latvian joks, from Proto-Balto-Slavic yuok-, from Proto-Indo-European yōk-, from Proto-Indo-European yek- — to utter.

jocīgs (Latvian): funny, humorous such that it makes one laugh, feel merry

Definitions

  1. funny, humorous such that it makes one laugh, feel merry

Ancestry of “jocīgs”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latvianjoksjoke, jest; joke
2Proto-Balto-Slavicyuok-—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanyōk-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanyek-to utter
Every word from Proto-Indo-European yek- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European yōk- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic yuok- →
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