Where does “zo” come from?

zo (Yola) comes from Middle English sō, from Old English swā, from Proto-West Germanic swā, from Proto-Germanic swa, from Proto-Germanic swē, from Proto-Indo-European swē — self (reflexive pronoun).

zo (Yola): so

Definitions

  1. so

Ancestry of “zo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishlarge tub, vat
2Old Englishswāso
3Proto-West Germanicswāso, thus, in this manner; like, similar to; just...
4Proto-Germanicswaso, thus, in this manner
5Proto-Germanicswēlike, similar to; just like, in the same manner...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanswēself (reflexive pronoun)
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swēEvery word from Proto-Germanic swēEvery word from Proto-Germanic swa