Where does “jo” come from?

jo (Livonian) comes from Proto-Finnic jo, from Proto-Balto-Slavic jau, from Proto-Indo-European you-.

jo (Livonian): more; yet, already, after all

Definitions

  1. more; yet, already, after all

Ancestry of “jo”, step by step

jo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Finnic jo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finnicjoalready
2Proto-Balto-Slavicjau—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanyou-—

via Latvian jo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latvianjobecause; for; the... the.
Every word from Proto-Indo-European you- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic jau →Every word from Proto-Finnic jo →