Where does “эх” come from?
эх (Russian) comes from Russian э́хо, from German Echo, from Latin echo, from Ancient Greek Ἠχώ, from Ancient Greek ἠχή, from Proto-Hellenic *wākʰā́.
эх (Russian): alas!, oh!, uh; eh?; oh, what a.
Definitions
- alas!, oh!, uh; eh?; oh, what a.
Ancestry of “эх”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Russian | э́хо | — |
| 2 | German | Echo | reflected sound, echo |
| 3 | Latin | echo | echo |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | Ἠχώ | sound; a nymph in Greek mythology |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ἠχή | sound, noise |
| 6 | Proto-Hellenic | *wākʰā́ | — |