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jakoś.

somehow (in some way)

5 characters2 syllables approx.Polski language

Meaning & usage

adv/ˈja.kɔɕ//ˈja.kɔɕ/Middle, Polish[jaˈkɔɕ]
  1. somehow (in some way)

    not-comparable
  2. synonym of onegdaj /kiedyś

    not-comparable
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ís Proto-Balto-Slavic *is Proto-Slavic *jь Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Balto-Slavic *-kas Proto-Slavic *-kъ Proto-Slavic *jakъ Proto-Slavic *jako Old Polish jako Polish jako Proto-Indo-European *ḱe Proto-Indo-European *ís Proto-Indo-European *ḱís Proto-Balto-Slavic *śís Proto-Slavic *sьder. Old Polish -ś Polish -ś Polish jakoś From jako + -ś. First attested in 1500–1547. Compare Kashubian jakòs, and Silesian jakoś.

particle/ˈja.kɔɕ//ˈja.kɔɕ/Middle, Polish[jaˈkɔɕ]
  1. somewhere around (approximately)

  2. for some reason

    colloquial
  3. kinda, somewhat

    colloquial
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ís Proto-Balto-Slavic *is Proto-Slavic *jь Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Balto-Slavic *-kas Proto-Slavic *-kъ Proto-Slavic *jakъ Proto-Slavic *jako Old Polish jako Polish jako Proto-Indo-European *ḱe Proto-Indo-European *ís Proto-Indo-European *ḱís Proto-Balto-Slavic *śís Proto-Slavic *sьder. Old Polish -ś Polish -ś Polish jakoś From jako + -ś. First attested in 1500–1547. Compare Kashubian jakòs, and Silesian jakoś.

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