Where does “já” come from?

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

já (Portuguese): already; now; any more; any longer

Definitions

  1. already; now; any more; any longer

Ancestry of “já”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Portugueseja—
2Latiniamalready; now; anymore
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanHyā́m—

Words derived from “já”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European Hyā́m →Every word from Latin iam →Every word from Old Portuguese ja →