Where does “jo” come from?

jo (Polish) comes from German jo, from German Ja, from Middle High German ja, from Old High German jā, from Proto-West Germanic jā, from Proto-Germanic ja, from Proto-Indo-European yē — already.

jo (Polish): yeah, yep

Definitions

  1. yeah, yep

Ancestry of “jo”, step by step

jo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German jo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanjoyes, yeah, well; expresses agreement in a...
2GermanJaa yes
3Middle High Germanja—
4Old High Germanjā—
5Proto-West Germanicjāyes; thus, so
6Proto-Germanicjayes; thus, so
7Proto-Indo-Europeanyēalready

via Proto-Slavic (j)azъ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavic(j)azъI
2Proto-Balto-Slavicēź-—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanéǵh₂I
Every word from Proto-Indo-European yē →