Where does “гой” come from?

гой (Russian) comes from Yiddish גוי, from Hebrew גּוֹי — nation; gentile.

гой (Russian): Goy, gentile, non-Jew

Definitions

  1. Goy, gentile, non-Jew

Ancestry of “гой”, step by step

гой traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Yiddish גוי

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1YiddishגויGentile/gentile, non-Jew
2Hebrewגּוֹיnation; gentile

via Old East Slavic гои

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old East Slavicгои—
2Proto-Slavic*gojьabundance

via Proto-Tungusic *gia

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Tungusic*gia—

Words derived from “гой”

Every word from Hebrew גּוֹי →Every word from Yiddish גוי →