Where does “વાઉ” come from?
વાઉ (Gujarati) comes from English wow, from Scots wow, from Scots wave, from Middle English waven, from Old English wafian, from Proto-Germanic wabōną, from Proto-Indo-European webʰ- — to weave, braid.
વાઉ (Gujarati): wow
Definitions
- wow
Ancestry of “વાઉ”, step by step
વાઉ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English wow
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | wow | An indication of excitement, surprise,... |
| 2 | Scots | wow | wow (an exclamation of astonishment or amazement) |
| 3 | Scots | wave | to wave, to move back and forth |
| 4 | Middle English | waven | To shake, swing or totter; to move to and fro; To... |
| 5 | Old English | wafian | to wave; to be agitated, astonished, amazed; to... |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | wabōną | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | webʰ- | to weave, braid |
via Middle Gujarati व्याऊ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle Gujarati | व्याऊ | — |