mis

“mis” is an Estonian word. Its 2 meanings in English:

pronoun

what

interjection

An expression of surprise or disbelief.

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *mi. The irregular nominative suffix is from the pronoun see (“this, it”). Compare the suffix in Finnish mikä, Erzya мезе (meze) (from *mi + *śe).

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