Where does “οἰμωγή” come from?

οἰμωγή (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek οἰμώζω, from Ancient Greek οἴμοι, from Ancient Greek οἴ, from Proto-Indo-European wáy, from Proto-Indo-European uwáy — to see oneself.

οἰμωγή (Ancient Greek): wailing, lamentation, cry of grief

Definitions

  1. wailing, lamentation, cry of grief

Ancestry of “οἰμωγή”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekοἰμώζωto wail aloud, lament
2Ancient GreekοἴμοιWoe is me
3Ancient Greekοἴwoe!
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwáyoh!; ah!; woe!
5Proto-Indo-Europeanuwáyto see oneself
Every word from Proto-Indo-European uwáyEvery word from Proto-Indo-European wáyEvery word from Ancient Greek οἴ