Where does “gaja” come from?
gaja (Esperanto) comes from English Gay, from English Queen, from Middle English quene, from Old English cwene, from Old English cwēn, from Proto-West Germanic kwāni, from Proto-Germanic kwēniz, from Proto-Indo-European gʷḗn — woman.
gaja (Esperanto): gay, merry, glad
Definitions
- gay, merry, glad
Ancestry of “gaja”, step by step
gaja traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via English Gay
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Gay | originally a nickname for a cheerful or lively person |
| 2 | English | Queen | A title used before the personal name of a queen |
| 3 | Middle English | quene | A queen; Any powerful woman noble; A female... |
| 4 | Old English | cwene | a woman; inflection of cwēn: ##... |
| 5 | Old English | cwēn | queen; woman, wife, queen |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | kwāni | woman, wife |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | kwēniz | wife |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷḗn | woman |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷen- | woman |
via Italian gaio
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | gaio | gay, cheerful, happy |
| 2 | Latin | vagus | wandering, rambling, strolling; uncertain, vague |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | wagos | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | Hwogos | — |
via French gai
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | gai | cheerful; merry; gay; homosexual |