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Where does “yo” come from?

yo (Norman) comes from Old French [[yaue]], [[ewe]], [[euwe]], [[egua]], from Latin aqua, from Proto-Italic akʷā, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ekʷeh₂ — water, flowing water.

yo (Norman): water

Definitions

  1. water

Ancestry of “yo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old French[[yaue]], [[ewe]], [[euwe]], [[egua]]—
2Latinaquawater
3Proto-Italicakʷāwater
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ekʷeh₂water, flowing water
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