Talk:אוי וויי

I've heard the claim that it was from Hebrew "oy" + Aramaic "way". I've also heard that it was from Persian "ây vây", going back to the Babylonian captivity. Thus for the record: The Middle High German "ôwê" is amply attested and the developments MHG ô > Yiddish oy and MHG ê > Yiddish ey are both entirely regular and expected (cf. e.g. groys, geyn). So there is no reason at all to doubt the Germanic origin. 88.64.225.1 14:35, 27 June 2021 (UTC)