Where does “ahsoo” come from?

ahsoo (Estonian) comes from German ach so, from German ach, from Russian ох, from Proto-Slavic *oxъ, from Proto-Slavic *o — oh! (Used to express strong emotions).

ahsoo (Estonian): ah, oh, I see

Definitions

  1. ah, oh, I see

Ancestry of “ahsoo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanach soah, oh, I see
2Germanachoh
3Russianохoh, ah
4Proto-Slavic*oxъoh
5Proto-Slavic*ooh! (Used to express strong emotions)
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