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Where does “גויים” come from?

גויים (Yiddish) comes from Hebrew גויים — plural of גּוֹי.

Ancestry of “גויים”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hebrewגוייםplural of גּוֹי

Words derived from “גויים”

  • Gouin
  • Gouin
  • Gouin
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