Where does “vae” come from?
vae (Latin) comes from Proto-Italic wai, from Proto-Indo-European wai — oh!; woe!.
vae (Latin): woe, alas
Ancestry of “vae”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Italic | wai | woe, alas |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | wai | oh!; woe! |