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Where does “ach” come from?

ach (German) comes from Russian ох, from Proto-Slavic *oxъ, from Proto-Slavic *o.

ach (German): oh

Definitions

  1. oh

Ancestry of “ach”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianохoh, ah
2Proto-Slavic*oxъ—
3Proto-Slavic*o—

Words derived from “ach”

  • ach-laut
  • ch-Laut
  • ach so
  • Ach-Laut
  • Achlaut
  • ak
  • ah
  • ae
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