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Where does “μή” come from?

μή (Ancient Greek) comes from Proto-Indo-European meh₁ — prohibitive particle.

μή (Ancient Greek): not; that ... not; that; that

Definitions

  1. not; that ... not; that; that

Ancestry of “μή”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₁prohibitive particle

Words derived from “μή”

  • μήπως
  • μην
  • μήτε
  • μη
  • ο μη γένοιτο
  • μηκέτι
  • μηδείς
  • μήτε
  • μῶν
  • μηδέ
  • μήποτε
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meh₁ →