Where does “ak” come from?

ak (Latvian) comes from German ach, from Russian ох, from Proto-Slavic *oxъ, from Proto-Slavic *o — oh! (Used to express strong emotions).

ak (Latvian): oh! ah!

Definitions

  1. oh! ah!

Ancestry of “ak”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanachoh
2Russianохoh, ah
3Proto-Slavic*oxъoh
4Proto-Slavic*ooh! (Used to express strong emotions)
Every word from Proto-Slavic *o →Every word from Proto-Slavic *oxъ →Every word from Russian ох →