Where does “vay” come from?
vay (Turkish) comes from Persian وای, from Proto-Indo-European wai — oh!; woe!.
vay (Turkish): woe, alas!; "Vay, vay, vay!"
Definitions
- woe, alas!; "Vay, vay, vay!"
Ancestry of “vay”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Persian | وای | alas!; woe, woe to! |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | wai | oh!; woe! |