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Where does “yok” come from?

yok (English) comes from English goy, from Old French goi, from Late Latin goia, from Latin gubia, from Gaulish gulbiā, from Proto-Celtic gulbā — beak.

yok (English): Alternative form of yock; A non-Jew; a Gentile

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of yock; A non-Jew; a Gentile

Ancestry of “yok”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishgoyA non-Jew, a gentile
2Old Frenchgoigouge
3Late Latingoia—
4Latingubia—
5Gaulishgulbiā—
6Proto-Celticgulbābeak
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