Where does “guaire” come from?

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

guaire (Italian): To yelp or whine

Definitions

  1. To yelp or whine

Ancestry of “guaire”, step by step

guaire traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Italian guai

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianguaiwoe!; plural of guaio
2Italianguaiolament, lamentation, cry; hardship, misfortune;...
3Proto-Germanicwaiwoe! alas!
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwaioh!; woe!

via Proto-Indo-European gēw-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeangēw-to bend, arch

Words derived from “guaire”

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