Where does “no” come from?

no (Silesian) comes from Silesian ano, from Old Polish ano, from Proto-Slavic *ano — yes.

no (Silesian): used to state the speaker thinks something is obvious and that one should not ponder further; well, well yeah

Definitions

  1. used to state the speaker thinks something is obvious and that one should not ponder further; well, well yeah

Ancestry of “no”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Silesiananoconfirmation particle; yes
2Old Polishanoused to present something; and here
3Proto-Slavic*anoyes
Every word from Proto-Slavic *ano →