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Where does “esa” come from?

esa (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic ekki, from Old Norse ekki, from Turkish etki, from Old Norse eitt, from Old Norse einn, from Proto-Germanic ainaz, from Proto-Indo-European óynos — one; single.

esa (Icelandic): am not

Definitions

  1. am not

Ancestry of “esa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicekkinot; don't; nothing
2Old Norseekkinothing; not
3Turkishetkieffect, impact
4Old Norseeittnominative/accusative neuter singular of einn
5Old Norseeinnone; some, a few
6Proto-Germanicainazone; some
7Proto-Indo-Europeanóynosone; single
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