Where does “jo” come from?

jo (Slovincian) comes 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 (Slovincian): yes

Definitions

  1. yes

Ancestry of “jo”, step by step

jo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Ja

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanJaa yes
2Middle High Germanja—
3Old High Germanjā—
4Proto-West Germanicjāyes; thus, so
5Proto-Germanicjayes; thus, so
6Proto-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 →