Where does “naajak” come from?
naajak (Polish) comes from Polish no, from Polish ano, from Polish jeno, from Old Polish jéno, from French gène, from Middle French gehenne, from Old French gehine, from Old French gehir — to utter.
naajak (Polish): of course, darn right
Definitions
- of course, darn right
Ancestry of “naajak”, step by step
naajak traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Polish no
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polish | no | yeah, yep; Emphatic particle used with... |
| 2 | Polish | ano | yes, indeed |
| 3 | Polish | jeno | just, only |
| 4 | Old Polish | jéno | only, just |
| 5 | French | gène | gene |
| 6 | Middle French | gehenne | — |
| 7 | Old French | gehine | punishment resulting from admission of guilt;... |
| 8 | Old French | gehir | to admit, confess, acknowledge |
| 9 | Frankish | jehhjan | to say, confess |
| 10 | Proto-Germanic | jehaną | to speak, say, express |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | yék-e-ti | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | yek- | to utter |
via Polish jak
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polish | jak | how; as; like |
| 2 | Old Polish | jak | adverbial interrogative; how |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | jako | how, in which way |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | jakъ | of this kind; of what/which kind |
| 5 | Proto-Slavic | jь | this; he |
| 6 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | iś | this |
| 7 | Old Polish | ić | to go |
| 8 | Proto-Slavic | jьti | to go |
| 9 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | eitei | to go |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁éyti | to go, to be going |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁ey- | to go |