Where does “hõissa” come from?

hõissa (Estonian) comes from Swedish hejsan, from Swedish hejsa, from German heisa — hooray.

hõissa (Estonian): hurray, hurrah

Definitions

  1. hurray, hurrah

Ancestry of “hõissa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishhejsanhey; hi
2Swedishhejsa—
3Germanheisahooray
Every word from German heisa →Every word from Swedish hejsa →Every word from Swedish hejsan →
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