Where does “oy” come from?

oy (Cornish) comes from Proto-Celtic āwyom, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ōwyóm, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éwis — bird.

oy (Cornish): egg

Definitions

  1. egg

Ancestry of “oy”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Celticāwyomegg
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ōwyómegg
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éwisbird

Words derived from “oy”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂éwis →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ōwyóm →Every word from Proto-Celtic āwyom →