Where does “bejaka” come from?
bejaka (Swedish) comes from Swedish jaka, from Swedish ja, from Old Norse já, from Proto-Germanic ja, from Proto-Indo-European yē — already.
bejaka (Swedish): to answer a question with "yes"
Definitions
- to answer a question with "yes"
Ancestry of “bejaka”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Swedish | jaka | to say yes, to agree, to support |
| 2 | Swedish | ja | yes; a yes, an aye; a positive answer or vote;... |
| 3 | Old Norse | já | yes |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | ja | yes; thus, so |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | yē | already |
Words derived from “bejaka”