Where does “goy” come from?

goy (Spanish) comes from Yiddish גוי, from Hebrew גּוֹי — nation; gentile.

goy (Spanish): goy

Definitions

  1. goy

Ancestry of “goy”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1YiddishגויGentile/gentile, non-Jew
2Hebrewגּוֹיnation; gentile
Every word from Hebrew גּוֹי →Every word from Yiddish גוי →