Where does “*guai” come from?

*guai (Vulgar Latin) comes from Gothic 𐍅𐌰𐌹, from Proto-Germanic wai, from Proto-Indo-European wai — oh!; woe!.

Ancestry of “*guai”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Gothic𐍅𐌰𐌹woe! alas!
2Proto-Germanicwaiwoe! alas!
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwaioh!; woe!

Words derived from “*guai”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wai →Every word from Proto-Germanic wai →Every word from Gothic 𐍅𐌰𐌹 →