Where does “o'ye” come from?

o'ye (Yola) comes from English o', from Middle English O, from Old English o, from Latin o, from Etruscan 𐌏, from Ancient Greek ο, from Phoenician 𐤏, from Egyptian 𓁹.

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Ancestry of “o'ye”, step by step

o'ye traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English o'

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	English	o'	Contraction of of; Contraction of on
2	Middle English	O	—
3	Old English	o	ever, always
4	Latin	o	The name of the letter "O"; o!; oh!
5	Etruscan	𐌏	—
6	Ancient Greek	ο	Lower-case omicron (ὂ μικρόν), the 15th letter of the ancient Greek alphabet. It represented the close-mid back rounded vowel. It is preceded by ξ and followed by π
7	Phoenician	𐤏	ayin; ʿayin
8	Egyptian	𓁹	—

via Proto-Indo-European yé-

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Proto-Indo-European	yé-	—
2	Chichewa	iye	he, she

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