Where does “ai” come from?

ai (Indonesian) comes from Malay ai, from English Ai, from English aight, from English all right — Good; in acceptable, if not excellent condition;...

ai (Indonesian): exclamation to express surprise and so on

Definitions

  1. exclamation to express surprise and so on

Ancestry of “ai”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malayai—
2EnglishAi—
3EnglishaightContraction of all right; Okay; average; nothing...
4Englishall rightGood; in acceptable, if not excellent condition;...
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