yes (in response to negative questions), disagree · Response to words of gratitude.
eş: ううん
zıt: はい, うん
köken: /ina/ → /ija/ → /ije/ → /iːe/ First cited to the late 1600s. Shift from いや (iya), from even earlier 否 (ina). While いや (iya) was broadly used in the Muromachi period, in the Edo period, いや (iya) shifted to use mainly in informal or more intimate contexts, while いいえ (īe) was used in more formal or polite contexts. いや (iya) is still in use, including broader senses not included for いいえ (īe).
köken: Etymology tree Polish nie ma za co dziękowaćellip. Polish nie ma za co Ellipsis of nie ma za co dziękować. Compare French il n'y a pas de quoi, Romanian n-ai pentru ce.
don't mention it, forget it, no problem, not at all (said in response to an expression of gratitude)
köken: nincs (“there is no”) + mi (“what”, here: anything, nothing) + -t (accusative suffix). Ellipsis of nincs mit megköszönni (literally “there is nothing to thank for”).