Where does “hỡi ôi” come from?
hỡi ôi (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese hơi, from Dutch hooi, from Middle Dutch hôoi, from Old Dutch hōi, from Proto-Germanic hawją, from Proto-Germanic hawwaną, from Proto-Celtic sukkos, from Proto-Indo-European suH- — to press out, extract; juice; liquid, rain; to...
hỡi ôi (Vietnamese): alas
Definitions
- alas
Ancestry of “hỡi ôi”, step by step
hỡi ôi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Vietnamese hơi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vietnamese | hơi | slightly, somewhat, a little; vapor, steam;... |
| 2 | Dutch | hooi | hay; grass intended to be used as hay, grass to... |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | hôoi | — |
| 4 | Old Dutch | hōi | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | hawją | hay |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | hawwaną | to hew, to chop; to forge |
| 7 | Proto-Celtic | sukkos | pig (snout) |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | suH- | pig, hog, swine |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | sewH- | to bear; to give birth |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | sew- | to press out, extract; juice; liquid, rain; to... |