Where does “aha” come from?

aha (Tagalog) comes from Spanish aja, from Latin ascia, from Proto-Indo-European h₂egʷs-ih₂-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱ- — sharp.

aha (Tagalog): aha!

Definitions

  1. aha!

Ancestry of “aha”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishajaadze
2Latinasciaan axe; a mason's trowel
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂egʷs-ih₂-axe
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eḱ-sharp
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂egʷs-ih₂- →Every word from Latin ascia →