Where does “jokošana” come from?

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

jokošana (Latvian): joking; verbal noun of jokot

Definitions

  1. joking; verbal noun of jokot

Ancestry of “jokošana”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latvianjokotto joke, to jest, to make fun of something; to...
2Latvianjoksjoke, jest; joke
3Proto-Balto-Slavicyuok-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanyōk-—
5Proto-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- →