Where does “jao” come from?

jao (Limburgish) comes from Middle Dutch ja, from Old Dutch jā, from Proto-West Germanic jā, from Proto-Germanic ja, from Proto-Indo-European yē — already.

jao (Limburgish): yes

Definitions

  1. yes

Ancestry of “jao”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchja—
2Old Dutchjā—
3Proto-West Germanicjāyes; thus, so
4Proto-Germanicjayes; thus, so
5Proto-Indo-Europeanyēalready
Every word from Proto-Indo-European yē →