Where does “ja” come from?

ja (West Flemish) comes from Middle Dutch ja, from Old Dutch jā, from Proto-West Germanic jā, from Proto-Germanic ja, from Proto-Indo-European yē — already.

ja (West Flemish): yes

Definitions

  1. yes

Ancestry of “ja”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchja—
2Old Dutchjā—
3Proto-West Germanicjāyes; thus, so
4Proto-Germanicjayes; thus, so
5Proto-Indo-Europeanyēalready
Every word from Proto-Indo-European yē →