Where does “οἴ” come from?

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

οἴ (Ancient Greek): woe!

Definitions

  1. woe!

Ancestry of “οἴ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanwáyoh!; ah!; woe!
2Proto-Indo-Europeanuwáyto see oneself

Words derived from “οἴ”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European uwáy →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wáy →