Where does “ach so” come from?
ach so (German) comes from German ach, from Russian ох, from Proto-Slavic *oxъ, from Proto-Slavic *o.
ach so (German): ah, oh, I see
Ancestry of “ach so”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | German | ach | oh |
| 2 | Russian | ох | oh, ah |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | *oxъ | — |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | *o | — |