Where does “uau” come from?
uau (Portuguese) comes from English wow, from Scots wow, from Scots wave, from Middle English waven, from Old English wafian, from Proto-Germanic wabōną, from Proto-Indo-European webʰ- — to weave, braid.
uau (Portuguese): wow; vav; waw
Definitions
- wow; vav; waw
Ancestry of “uau”, step by step
uau traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via English wow
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | wow | An indication of excitement, surprise,... |
| 2 | Scots | wow | wow (an exclamation of astonishment or amazement) |
| 3 | Scots | wave | to wave, to move back and forth |
| 4 | Middle English | waven | To shake, swing or totter; to move to and fro; To... |
| 5 | Old English | wafian | to wave; to be agitated, astonished, amazed; to... |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | wabōną | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | webʰ- | to weave, braid |
via Arabic وَاو
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arabic | وَاو | — |
via Hebrew וי״ו
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hebrew | וי״ו | Vav, waw |