Where does “ba” come from?

ba (Silesian) comes from Old Polish ba, from Proto-Slavic *ba — yes, yeah a term used to indicate general agreement.

ba (Silesian): Expresses negation or disagreement; obviously not

Definitions

  1. Expresses negation or disagreement; obviously not

Ancestry of “ba”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Polishbaor rather; or should I say; moreover; yea#Conjunction; nay#Adverb used to say that what has been said thus far is true, but could be said more accurately
2Proto-Slavic*bayes, yeah a term used to indicate general agreement
Every word from Proto-Slavic *ba →Every word from Old Polish ba →