Where does “ja” come from?

ja (Old French) comes from Latin iam, from Proto-Indo-European Hyā́m.

ja (Old French): already; as soon as possible; quickly

Definitions

  1. already; as soon as possible; quickly

Ancestry of “ja”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latiniamalready; now; anymore
2Proto-Indo-EuropeanHyā́m—

Words derived from “ja”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European Hyā́m →Every word from Latin iam →
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