Where does “wejnowej” come from?

wejnowej (Polish) comes from Polish wejno, from Polish wej, from Polish no, from Polish ano, from Polish jeno, from Old Polish jéno, from French gène, from Middle French gehenne — to utter.

wejnowej (Polish): used to direct someone's attention or express surprise; whoa! look!

Definitions

  1. used to direct someone's attention or express surprise; whoa! look!

Ancestry of “wejnowej”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishwejnoused to direct someone's attention or express surprise; whoa! look!
2Polishwejused to direct someone's attention or express surprise; whoa! look!
3Polishnoyeah, yep; Emphatic particle used with...
4Polishanoyes, indeed
5Polishjenojust, only
6Old Polishjénoonly, just
7Frenchgènegene
8Middle Frenchgehenne
9Old Frenchgehinepunishment resulting from admission of guilt;...
10Old Frenchgehirto admit, confess, acknowledge
11Frankishjehhjanto say, confess
12Proto-Germanicjehanąto speak, say, express
13Proto-Indo-Europeanyék-e-ti
14Proto-Indo-Europeanyek-to utter
Every word from Proto-Indo-European yek-
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