Where does “اوہ” come from?

اوہ (Urdu) comes from Sanskrit ऊह, from Sanskrit अहह.

اوہ (Urdu): oh no! an interjection used for expressing sorrow, pain or distress

Definitions

  1. oh no! an interjection used for expressing sorrow, pain or distress

Ancestry of “اوہ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritऊहremoving, derangement, transposition, change,...
2Sanskritअहह
Every word from Sanskrit अहहEvery word from Sanskrit ऊह
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