Where does “goy” come from?

goy (Portuguese) comes from English goy, from Old French goi, from Late Latin goia, from Latin gubia, from Gaulish gulbiā, from Proto-Celtic gulbā — beak.

goy (Portuguese): Alternative spelling of gói

Definitions

  1. Alternative spelling of gói

Ancestry of “goy”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishgoyA non-Jew, a gentile
2Old Frenchgoigouge
3Late Latingoia—
4Latingubia—
5Gaulishgulbiā—
6Proto-Celticgulbābeak
Every word from Proto-Celtic gulbā →Every word from Gaulish gulbiā →Every word from Latin gubia →
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