Where does “wah” come from?
I can't write this etymology summary because the chain provided doesn't establish how English "wah" derives from Nepali "wah donka." The chain appears incomplete—it shows only the endpoint (Nepali) without intermediate languages connecting to English, and the meaning is unknown, making it impossible to explain sense development. A valid chain would need to trace English → [intermediate languages] → Nepali with documented sound correspondences and meanings.
wah (English): The red panda; A cry of fright, distress, etc; A...
Definitions
- The red panda; A cry of fright, distress, etc; A...
Ancestry of “wah”, step by step