Where does “nah” come from?

nah (Turkish) comes from Serbo-Croatian на, from Proto-Slavic na, from Proto-Indo-European h₂en- — on, onto.

nah (Turkish): lo!, there it is!; "Makes the following word...

Definitions

  1. lo!, there it is!; "Makes the following word...

Ancestry of “nah”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianнаto, on, onto; on, at, in; by, for, at
2Proto-Slavicnaon; concerning; onto
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂en-on, onto
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂en- →Every word from Proto-Slavic na →Every word from Serbo-Croatian на →