Where does “whoa” come from?
whoa (Japanese) comes from English Whoa, from English woa, from English Wo, from English WHO, from English ’s, from English Kingstown, from English town, from Middle English toun — on, onto.
whoa (Japanese): wow; whoa
Definitions
- wow; whoa
Ancestry of “whoa”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Whoa | Stop (especially when commanding a horse or imitative thereof); calm down; slow down |
| 2 | English | woa | — |
| 3 | English | Wo | the prefix of catalog entries in the Gliese star... |
| 4 | English | WHO | — |
| 5 | English | ’s | — |
| 6 | English | Kingstown | OS grid ref NY3959 |
| 7 | English | town | A settlement; an area with residential districts,... |
| 8 | Middle English | toun | town |
| 9 | Middle English | ende | The end or finishing of a thing; the terminal... |
| 10 | Old English | ende | end, limit, border, corner |
| 11 | Proto-Germanic | andi | in addition, furthermore, and |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂énti | opposite; near; in front |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂énts | forehead; front |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ent- | face; forehead; front |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂en- | on, onto |