Where does “ak” come from?
ak (Latvian) comes from German ach, from Russian ох, from Proto-Slavic *oxъ, from Proto-Slavic *o.
ak (Latvian): oh! ah!; ah! oh!; you ... ! you ... ! oh ...!
Definitions
- oh! ah!; ah! oh!; you ... ! you ... ! oh ...!
Ancestry of “ak”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | German | ach | oh |
| 2 | Russian | ох | oh, ah |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | *oxъ | — |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | *o | — |