Where does “אויקען” come from?
אויקען (Yiddish) comes from Yiddish ־קען, from Proto-Vietic -kac, from Proto-Slavic -kati, from Proto-Slavic bьlkъ!.
אויקען (Yiddish): to say "oy"
Definitions
- to say "oy"
Ancestry of “אויקען”, step by step
אויקען traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Yiddish ־קען
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yiddish | ־קען | Suffix added to onomatopoeia and other words to create a verb meaning "to make X sound" or "to say X" |
| 2 | Proto-Vietic | -kac | — |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | -kati | Creates onomatopoeic verbs denoting an action of... |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | bьlkъ! | — |
via Yiddish אוי
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yiddish | אוי | oh, ah, ugh, oy |