jao̯

Slovincian

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *(j)azъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *ēź-, from Proto-Indo-European *éǵh₂. Cognates include Kashubian jô, Polish ja, Silesian jŏ.

Pronoun

jáo̯

Wierzchocino-Witkowo-Siecie form of jǻu̯ (“I (first-person pronoun)”)

Etymology 2

Borrowed from German ja (“yes; yes!”), from Middle High German ja, from Old High German ja, jā, from Proto-Germanic *ja (“yes”), from Proto-Indo-European *yē (“already”). Compare Kashubian jo (“yes; yes!”), regional Polish ja (“yes”).

Interjection

jáo̯

Wierzchocino-Witkowo-Siecie form of jǻu̯ (“yes!”)

References

Lorentz, Friedrich (1908), “jáo̯”, in Slovinzisches Wörterbuch (in German), volume 1, Saint Petersburg: ОРЯС ИАН, page 381
Lorentz, Friedrich (1908), “jáo̯!”, in Slovinzisches Wörterbuch (in German), volume 1, Saint Petersburg: ОРЯС ИАН, page 381

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