Where does “ס׳אַ” come from?

ס׳אַ (Yiddish) comes from Yiddish אַ, from Middle High German ein, from Old High German ein, from Proto-West Germanic ain, from Proto-Germanic ainaz, from Proto-Indo-European óynos — one; single.

ס׳אַ (Yiddish): 'tis a, it's a

Definitions

  1. 'tis a, it's a

Ancestry of “ס׳אַ”, step by step

ס׳אַ traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Yiddish אַ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishאַa, an
2Middle High Germaneinone
3Old High Germaneinone; only
4Proto-West Germanicainone
5Proto-Germanicainazone; some
6Proto-Indo-Europeanóynosone; single

via Yiddish איז

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishאיזis: third-person singular present of זײַן
2Middle High Germanist—
3Old High Germanist—
4Proto-West Germanic*ist—
5Proto-Germanicisti—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ēs-to be

via Yiddish עס

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishעסit
2Middle High Germanëzit
3Old High Germaniȥit
4Proto-West Germanicitit
5Proto-Germanicitnominative/accusative singular neuter of *iz
Every word from Proto-Indo-European óynos →Every word from Proto-Germanic ainaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic ain →