Where does “guai” come from?

guai (Asturian) comes from Spanish guay, from Old Spanish guay, from Latin vae, from Proto-Italic wai, from Proto-Indo-European wai — oh!; woe!.

guai (Asturian): cool, nice

Definitions

  1. cool, nice

Ancestry of “guai”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishguaycool, terrific
2Old Spanishguay
3Latinvaewoe, alas
4Proto-Italicwaiwoe, alas
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwaioh!; woe!
Every word from Proto-Indo-European waiEvery word from Proto-Italic waiEvery word from Latin vae