Where does “μήπω” come from?

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

μήπω (Ancient Greek): not yet

Definitions

  1. not yet

Ancestry of “μήπω”, step by step

μήπω traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ancient Greek μή

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekμήnot
2Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₁prohibitive particle

via Ancient Greek πω

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekπωup to this time, yet; at all, ever
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meh₁ →Every word from Ancient Greek μή →