Where does “aguai” come from?

aguai (Istriot) comes from Vulgar Latin *guai, from Gothic 𐍅𐌰𐌹, from Proto-Germanic wai, from Proto-Indo-European wai — oh!; woe!.

aguai (Istriot): woe!

Definitions

  1. woe!

Ancestry of “aguai”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latin*guai
2Gothic𐍅𐌰𐌹woe! alas!
3Proto-Germanicwaiwoe! alas!
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwaioh!; woe!
Every word from Proto-Indo-European waiEvery word from Proto-Germanic waiEvery word from Gothic 𐍅𐌰𐌹