Where does “ou” come from?

ou (Galician) comes from Old Portuguese ou, from Latin aut, from Proto-Italic *auti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ewti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ew, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰe — Postpositional intensifying particle: indeed, at any rate, in fact.

ou (Galician): or; !; whoa!

Definitions

  1. or; !; whoa!

Ancestry of “ou”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Portugueseou—
2Latinautor
3Proto-Italic*autieither, or
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ewtion the other hand
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ewaway from, off; again
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanǵʰePostpositional intensifying particle: indeed, at any rate, in fact
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰe →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ew →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ewti →