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

  1. alas!, oh!, uh; eh?; oh, what a.

Ancestry of “эх”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianэ́хо—
2GermanEchoreflected sound, echo
3Latinechoecho
4Ancient GreekἨχώsound; a nymph in Greek mythology
5Ancient Greekἠχήsound, noise
6Proto-Hellenic*wākʰā́—
Every word from Proto-Hellenic *wākʰā́ →Every word from Ancient Greek ἠχή →Every word from Ancient Greek Ἠχώ →