Where does “oi” come from?
oi (Chavacano) comes from Spanish oír, from Old Spanish oir, from Latin audiō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ew-is-d-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- — to do, put, place.
oi (Chavacano): to hear
Definitions
- to hear
Ancestry of “oi”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | oír | to hear; to listen to; to heed; to listen to |
| 2 | Old Spanish | oir | — |
| 3 | Latin | audiō | to hear, listen to |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ew-is-d- | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰeh₁- | to do, put, place |