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Where does “jabai” come from?

jabai (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Indo-European ē- — then, at that time.

jabai (Proto-Germanic): when, if

Definitions

  1. when, if

Ancestry of “jabai”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanē-then, at that time

Words derived from “jabai”

  • endif
  • iffy
  • iffiness
  • iffily
  • yf
  • ob-
  • Obhut
  • beobachtbar
  • beobachten
  • Oberst
  • obgleich
  • obwohl
  • ob
  • Beobachtung
  • Beobachtungsstand
  • óbester
  • óbesterek
  • oberst
  • yiff
  • if
  • yef
  • yif
  • gif
  • ġif
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