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

esa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic ekki

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

via Icelandic er

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicerfirst-person singular indicative present of vera;...
2Old Norseér"nom. pl." to ‘þú’, ye
3Old Norseesthat; is; as
4Proto-Germanicīzhe, she, it, they; 3rd person personal pronoun
5Proto-Indo-Europeanísthis, he (used as the 3rd person pronoun)
Every word from Proto-Indo-European óynos →Every word from Proto-Germanic ainaz →Every word from Old Norse einn →