Where does “окэй” come from?

окэй (West Circassian) comes from Russian оке́й, from English okay, from English ok — Alternative letter-case form of OK.

окэй (West Circassian): OK, okay

Definitions

  1. OK, okay

Ancestry of “окэй”, step by step

окэй traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Russian оке́й

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianоке́йOK, okay
2EnglishokayAlternative spelling of OK
3EnglishokAlternative letter-case form of OK

via Turkish okey

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TurkishokeyOK (endorsement, approval)
Every word from English ok →Every word from English okay →Every word from Russian оке́й →