Where does “ええ” come from?

ええ (Japanese) comes from Japanese 良い, from Japanese よし, from Old Japanese よ, from Japanese 夜, from Old Japanese よる, from Proto-Japonic yoru, from Proto-Japonic yo — night.

ええ (Japanese): yes, indeed; oh; well, let me see

Definitions

  1. yes, indeed; oh; well, let me see

Ancestry of “ええ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese良いgood; easy; enough; not wanted any more
2Japaneseよし縦し so-so; even if; 良し, 善し, 好し, 吉し, 佳し, 宜し all...
3Old Japaneseよ—
4Japanese夜night, evening
5Old Japaneseよる—
6Proto-Japonicyorunight
7Proto-Japonicyonight
Every word from Proto-Japonic yo →Every word from Proto-Japonic yoru →Every word from Old Japanese よる →