Where does “אוי ואבוי” come from?

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

אוי ואבוי (Hebrew): Oh no!

Definitions

  1. Oh no!

Ancestry of “אוי ואבוי”, step by step

אוי ואבוי traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Hebrew ו־

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hebrewו־and
2Proto-Semiticwaconjunction particle

via Hebrew אוי

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hebrewאויoh, alas, woe, oy

via Hebrew אֲבוֹי

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hebrewאֲבוֹי—

Words derived from “אוי ואבוי”

Every word from Proto-Semitic wa →Every word from Hebrew ו־ →