Where does “οὗτος” come from?

οὗτος (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek ἡ, from Proto-Hellenic *hā́, from Proto-Indo-European séh₂, from Proto-Indo-European só — this; that.

οὗτος (Ancient Greek): this

Definitions

  1. this

Ancestry of “οὗτος”, step by step

οὗτος traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Ancient Greek ἡ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekἡfeminine nominative singular of ὁ
2Proto-Hellenic*hā́that (demonstrative)
3Proto-Indo-Europeanséh₂—
4Proto-Indo-Europeansóthis; that

via Ancient Greek ὁ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekὁthe; that; he, she, it, they
2Proto-Hellenichothat

via Ancient Greek τό

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekτόneuter nominative/accusative singular of ὁ

Words derived from “οὗτος”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European só →Every word from Proto-Indo-European séh₂ →Every word from Proto-Hellenic *hā́ →