Where does “aboi” come from?
aboi (Old French) comes from French aboyer, from Middle French abayer, from Old French abaier, from Old French bai, from Latin badius, from Proto-Indo-European bodyos — yellow.
Ancestry of “aboi”, step by step
aboi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via French aboyer
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | aboyer | to bark; to scream at or inveigh against... |
| 2 | Middle French | abayer | to bark |
| 3 | Old French | abaier | to bark |
| 4 | Old French | bai | bay-colored |
| 5 | Latin | badius | reddish brown, chestnut colored, bay |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bodyos | yellow |
via Chinese 阿伯
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chinese | 阿伯 | paternal uncle father's elder brother |