Where does “oy vavoy” come from?

oy vavoy (English) comes from Hebrew אוי ואבוי, from Hebrew ו־, from Proto-Semitic wa — conjunction particle.

oy vavoy (English): oh dear

Definitions

  1. oh dear

Ancestry of “oy vavoy”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hebrewאוי ואבויOh no!
2Hebrewו־and
3Proto-Semiticwaconjunction particle
Every word from Proto-Semitic wa →Every word from Hebrew ו־ →Every word from Hebrew אוי ואבוי →
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