Where does “verŝajna” come from?
verŝajna (Esperanto) comes from Hungarian sajna, from Esperanto ŝajni, from German scheinen, from Middle High German schīnen, from Old High German skīnan, from Proto-West Germanic skīnan, from Proto-Germanic skīnaną, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱeh₁y- — to shine, shimmer.
verŝajna (Esperanto): likely, plausible, probable, seeming, specious
Definitions
- likely, plausible, probable, seeming, specious
Ancestry of “verŝajna”, step by step
verŝajna traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Hungarian sajna
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | sajna | alas, unfortunately |
| 2 | Esperanto | ŝajni | to seem, appear |
| 3 | German | scheinen | to shine; to gleam; to seem; to appear; to look |
| 4 | Middle High German | schīnen | to shine |
| 5 | Old High German | skīnan | — |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | skīnan | to shine; to appear |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | skīnaną | to shine; to appear |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ḱeh₁y- | to shine, shimmer |
via Esperanto vera
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Esperanto | vera | true |