Where does “εἶναι” come from?

εἶναι (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek εἰμί, from Proto-Hellenic ehmi, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ésmi, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ēs- — to be.

εἶναι (Ancient Greek): present infinitive of εἰμί

Definitions

  1. present infinitive of εἰμί

Ancestry of “εἶναι”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekεἰμίTo be, exist; live; To be; it is possible
2Proto-Hellenicehmito be
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ésmifirst-person singular present indicative of...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ēs-to be

Words derived from “εἶναι”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ēs- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ésmi →Every word from Proto-Hellenic ehmi →