Where does “ano” come from?
ano (Polish) comes from Polish jeno, from Old Polish jéno, from French gène, from Middle French gehenne, from Old French gehine, from Old French gehir, from Frankish jehhjan, from Proto-Germanic jehaną — to utter.
ano (Polish): yes, indeed
Definitions
- yes, indeed
Ancestry of “ano”, step by step
ano traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Polish jeno
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polish | jeno | just, only |
| 2 | Old Polish | jéno | only, just |
| 3 | French | gène | gene |
| 4 | Middle French | gehenne | — |
| 5 | Old French | gehine | punishment resulting from admission of guilt;... |
| 6 | Old French | gehir | to admit, confess, acknowledge |
| 7 | Frankish | jehhjan | to say, confess |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | jehaną | to speak, say, express |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | yék-e-ti | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | yek- | to utter |