Where does “jojo” come from?
jojo (Swedish) comes from Swedish jo, from Old Swedish iū, from Old Norse jaur.
jojo (Swedish): yo-yo
Ancestry of “jojo”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Swedish | jo | yes; used as a disagreement to a negative... |
| 2 | Old Swedish | iū | — |
| 3 | Old Norse | jaur | — |