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Where does “jā” come from?

jā (Proto-West Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic ja, from Proto-Indo-European yē — already.

jā (Proto-West Germanic): yes; thus, so

Definitions

  1. yes; thus, so

Ancestry of “jā”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicjayes; thus, so
2Proto-Indo-Europeanyēalready

Words derived from “jā”

  • gea
Every word from Proto-Indo-European yē →