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Where does “οὗ” come from?

οὗ (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek ὅς, from Proto-Indo-European yós, from Proto-Finnic wiša, from Proto-Indo-Iranian wišás, from Proto-Indo-European wisós — fluidity, slime, poison; poison; poison; slime;...

οὗ (Ancient Greek): of him, her, it; masculine genitive singular of...

Definitions

  1. of him, her, it; masculine genitive singular of...

Ancestry of “οὗ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekὅςthis; who, which, that; his, her, its
2Proto-Indo-Europeanyósthat, who, which
3Proto-Finnicwiša—
4Proto-Indo-Iranianwišáspoison, venom
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwisósfluidity, slime, poison; poison; poison; slime;...

Words derived from “οὗ”

  • heautoscopy
  • heautoscopic
  • εαυτός
  • ἑαυτοῦ
  • ἑαυτός
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