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