Where does “جو” come from?

جو (Urdu) comes from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀚𑁄, from Sanskrit यः, from Proto-Indo-Aryan Hyás, from Indo-Iranian *Hyás, from Proto-Indo-European Hyós — who, which; already.

جو (Urdu): the

Definitions

  1. the

Ancestry of “جو”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sauraseni Prakrit𑀚𑁄—
2Sanskritयः—
3Proto-Indo-AryanHyás—
4Indo-Iranian*Hyás—
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanHyóswho, which; already

Words derived from “جو”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European Hyós →Every word from Indo-Iranian *Hyás →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan Hyás →