Where does “ows” come from?

ows (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog o, from English O, from Middle English O, from Old English o, from Latin o, from Etruscan 𐌏, from Ancient Greek ο, from Phoenician 𐤏.

ows (Tagalog): Expression of disbelief or skepticism: oh really

Definitions

Expression of disbelief or skepticism: oh really

Ancestry of “ows”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Tagalog	o	or
2	English	O	A blood type that lacks A or B antigens and may...
3	Middle English	O	—
4	Old English	o	ever, always
5	Latin	o	The name of the letter "O"; o!; oh!
6	Etruscan	𐌏	—
7	Ancient Greek	ο	Lower-case omicron (ὂ μικρόν), the 15th letter of the ancient Greek alphabet. It represented the close-mid back rounded vowel. It is preceded by ξ and followed by π
8	Phoenician	𐤏	ayin; ʿayin
9	Egyptian	𓁹	—

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