Where does “עכאָ” come from?

עכאָ (Yiddish) comes from Ancient Greek Ἠχώ, from Ancient Greek ἠχή, from Proto-Hellenic *wākʰā́.

עכאָ (Yiddish): echo

Definitions

  1. echo

Ancestry of “עכאָ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekἨχώsound; a nymph in Greek mythology
2Ancient Greekἠχήsound, noise
3Proto-Hellenic*wākʰā́—

Words derived from “עכאָ”

Every word from Proto-Hellenic *wākʰā́ →Every word from Ancient Greek ἠχή →Every word from Ancient Greek Ἠχώ →