Where does “ох” come from?

ох (Macedonian) comes from Proto-Slavic *oxъ, from Proto-Slavic *o — oh! (Used to express strong emotions).

ох (Macedonian): oh

Definitions

  1. oh

Ancestry of “ох”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavic*oxъoh
2Proto-Slavic*ooh! (Used to express strong emotions)
Every word from Proto-Slavic *o
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