Ja etymology

English

English word ja comes from Proto-Germanic *ja

Etymology of ja

Detailed word origin of ja

Dictionary entry Language Definition
*ja Proto-Germanic (gem-pro) And (conjunctive particle). Thus, so. Yes (confirmation particle).
*jā Old Dutch (odt)
jā Old Dutch (odt)
ja Middle Dutch (dum)
ja Dutch (nl) Yes Yes Yes!.
ja Afrikaans (afr) Yes.
ja English (en) (chiefly, South Africa, informal) yes.

Words with the same origin as ja

Descendants of *ja

and baht but ya yet yo