Scots wae

← Old English wā (inherited)

← Old English wēa (mention)

← Danish ve (cognate)

← German Weh (cognate)

← German weh (mention)

← Persian وای (cognate)

← French ouais (cognate)

← Proto-Germanic *wai (inherited)

← Ancient Greek οὐαί (cognate)

← Armenian վայ (cognate)

← Proto-Indo-European *wai (inherited)

← Latin vae (cognate)

← Dutch wee (cognate)

← Albanian vaj (cognate)

← Turkish vay (cognate)

← Yiddish וויי (cognate)

→ Middle English woo (link)

→ Scots waeful (suffix)