Where does “יאָ” come from?
יאָ (Yiddish) comes from Middle High German ja, from Old High German jā, from Proto-West Germanic jā, from Proto-Germanic ja, from Proto-Indo-European yē — already.
יאָ (Yiddish): yes
Ancestry of “יאָ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle High German | ja | — |
| 2 | Old High German | jā | — |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | jā | yes; thus, so |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | ja | yes; thus, so |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | yē | already |