Where does “oja” come from?

oja (Swedish) comes from Swedish a, from Swedish avlopp, from Swedish lopp, from Swedish löpa, from Old Swedish løpa, from Old Norse hlaupa, from Proto-Germanic hlaupaną, from Proto-Indo-European klaup-.

oja (Swedish): oh yes

Definitions

  1. oh yes

Ancestry of “oja”, step by step

oja traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish a

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishafrom
2Swedishavloppa drain; sewage
3Swedishloppa race (running competition or (in an extended sense) other speed competition, like in English)
4Swedishlöpato run along, stretch; to run, to move quickly...
5Old Swedishløpato run
6Old Norsehlaupato leap, jump, spring
7Proto-Germanichlaupanąto jump forward, to leap
8Proto-Indo-Europeanklaup-—

via Swedish ja

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishjayes; a yes, an aye; a positive answer or vote;...
2Old Norsejáyes
3Proto-Germanicjayes; thus, so
4Proto-Indo-Europeanyēalready

via Albanian oj

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1AlbanianojI
2Proto-Slavicojethill, shaft
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂oyHsos—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European klaup- →