Where does “jai” come from?

jai (Middle English) comes from Middle English jay, from Old French jai, from Latin gaius, from Proto-Italic *Gāwjos, from Proto-Indo-European geh₂w- — to rejoice.

jai (Middle English): Alternative form of jay

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of jay

Ancestry of “jai”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishjayjay bird
2Old Frenchjaijay
3Latingaiusjaybird
4Proto-Italic*Gāwjos—
5Proto-Indo-Europeangeh₂w-to rejoice
Every word from Proto-Indo-European geh₂w- →Every word from Proto-Italic *Gāwjos →Every word from Latin gaius →