Where does “naja” come from?

naja (German) comes from German Ja, from Middle High German ja, from Old High German jā, from Proto-West Germanic jā, from Proto-Germanic ja, from Proto-Indo-European yē — already.

naja (German): well; uh-huh, if you say so

Definitions

  1. well; uh-huh, if you say so

Ancestry of “naja”, step by step

naja traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Ja

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanJaa yes
2Middle High Germanja—
3Old High Germanjā—
4Proto-West Germanicjāyes; thus, so
5Proto-Germanicjayes; thus, so
6Proto-Indo-Europeanyēalready

via German nä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermannäAlternative form of nein
2Germanneinno
3Middle High Germannein—
4Germanni ein—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European yē →Every word from Proto-Germanic ja →Every word from Proto-West Germanic jā →