Where does “oy” come from?

oy (Uzbek) comes from Chagatai آی, from Proto-Turkic *āy — moon.

oy (Uzbek): month; moon

Definitions

  1. month; moon

Ancestry of “oy”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1ChagataiآیMoon; month
2Proto-Turkic*āymoon

Words derived from “oy”

Every word from Proto-Turkic *āy →Every word from Chagatai آی →