Where does “joxe” come from?

joxe (Wolof) comes from Swedish jox, from German Jux, from Latin iocus, from Proto-Italic jokos, from Proto-Indo-European yokos, from Proto-Indo-European yek- — to utter.

joxe (Wolof): to give sth

Definitions

  1. to give sth

Ancestry of “joxe”, step by step

joxe traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish jox

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishjoxjunk, stuff, crap; hard work, toil, bother;...
2GermanJuxjoke
3Latiniocusa joke, jest; a form of amusement; pastime, sport
4Proto-Italicjokosword, saying
5Proto-Indo-Europeanyokosword, utterance
6Proto-Indo-Europeanyek-to utter

via Wolof e

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Wolofe
Every word from Proto-Indo-European yek-