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Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/jo

This Proto-Finnic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Finnic

Etymology

Borrowed from Proto-Germanic *ju. Not related to *joka.

Adverb

*jo

  1. already

Descendants
  • Estonian: ju
  • Finnish: jo
  • Ingrian: jo
  • Karelian:
    • North Karelian: jo
    • South Karelian: jo
  • Livonian: jo, ju
  • Livvi: jo
  • Ludian: d'o
  • Veps: jo
  • Võro: jo
  • Votic: jo

Further reading
  • “ju”, in [ETY] Eesti etümoloogiasõnaraamat [Estonian Etymological Dictionary] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2012
  • Itkonen, Erkki, Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), “jo”, in Suomen sanojen alkuperä [The origin of Finnish words]‎ (in Finnish) (online version; note: also includes other etymological sources), Helsinki: Institute for the Languages of Finland/Finnish Literature Society, →ISBN
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