Where does “guaio” come from?

guaio (Italian) comes from Proto-Germanic wai, from Proto-Indo-European wai — oh!; woe!.

guaio (Italian): lament, lamentation, cry; hardship, misfortune;...

Definitions

  1. lament, lamentation, cry; hardship, misfortune;...

Ancestry of “guaio”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicwaiwoe! alas!
2Proto-Indo-Europeanwaioh!; woe!

Words derived from “guaio”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wai →Every word from Proto-Germanic wai →