Where does “gój” come from?
gój (Hungarian) comes from Yiddish גוי, from Hebrew גּוֹי — nation; gentile.
gój (Hungarian): goy
Ancestry of “gój”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Yiddish | גוי | Gentile/gentile, non-Jew |
| 2 | Hebrew | גּוֹי | nation; gentile |