köken: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(h₁)ōd Proto-Balto-Slavic *ō Proto-Slavic *a Proto-Indo-European *h₂énos Proto-Balto-Slavic *anas Proto-Slavic *onъ Proto-Slavic *ono univ. Proto-Slavic *ano Old Polish ano Polish anoclip. Polish no Clipping of ano. First attested in the 19th century. Compare Czech no, Silesian no, Slovak no.
An exclamation or expression of alarm about a problem or error; oh no.
köken: Probably contracted from Allah (“God”) + mak (“mother”), possibly under Portuguese influence (compare Kristang alamah (“Mother of God”)). Malaysian linguist Amat Juhari Moain suggested that the word is contracted from Arabic اللَّهُ مَعَكَ (al-lahu maʕaka), a traditional phrase meaning “May God be with you”.
oh, ah, ugh, oy (extended form of אוי (oy)) · oh no, woe is me · ouch
köken: Etymology tree Middle High German ō Proto-West Germanic *wai Old High German wē Middle High German wē Middle High German ōwē Yiddish אוי וויי From Middle High German ōwē, from ō + wē, the latter being from Old High German wē, from Proto-West Germanic *wai (“woe!”). Cognate with German o weh.