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Where does β€œsoot-oh” come from?

soot-oh (English) comes from English OH, from Middle English O, from Old English o, from Latin o, from Etruscan 𐌏, from Ancient Greek ΞΏ, from Phoenician 𐀏, from Egyptian 𓁹.

soot-oh (English): The traditional cry of a chimney sweep...

Definitions

  1. The traditional cry of a chimney sweep...

Ancestry of β€œsoot-oh”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishOHInitialism of other half: a husband, wife,...
2Middle EnglishOβ€”
3Old Englishoever, always
4LatinoThe name of the letter "O"; o!; oh!
5EtruscanπŒβ€”
6Ancient GreekΞΏβ€”
7Phoenician𐀏ayin; ʿayin
8Egyptian𓁹—
Every word from Egyptian 𓁹 β†’