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Where does “nja” come from?

nja (Swedish) comes from Swedish nej, from Old Swedish næi, from Old Norse nei, from Proto-Germanic nai, from Proto-Indo-European né — not; no.

nja (Swedish): Used to give a hesitant or uncertain answer or...

Definitions

  1. Used to give a hesitant or uncertain answer or...

Ancestry of “nja”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishnejno; "a negative answer"; a no, a nay; a negative...
2Old Swedishnæi—
3Old Norseneino
4Proto-Germanicnainever
5Proto-Indo-Europeannénot; no
Every word from Proto-Indo-European né →