Proto-Indo-European *wai

→ English wail (inherited)

→ English oy vey (derived)

→ Old English wa (inherited)

→ Catalan guai (derived)

→ Welsh gwae (inherited)

→ Welsh gwaedd (inherited)

→ German weh (inherited)

→ Middle English woo (inherited)

→ Spanish guay (derived)

→ Persian وای (inherited)

→ Westrobothnian väj mä (inherited)

→ Gothic 𐍅𐌰𐌹 (inherited)

→ Ancient Greek οὐαί (derived)

→ Georgian ვაი (cognate)

→ Latin vae (inherited)

→ Portuguese guai (derived)

→ Russian увы (derived)

→ Scots wae (inherited)

→ Old Irish fae (inherited)

→ Swedish ve (derived)

→ Turkish vay (derived)

→ Old Armenian վայ (derived)

→ Yiddish אוי וויי (derived)