Where does “ποιῶς” come from?

ποιῶς (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek ποιός, from Ancient Greek -ῐος, from Proto-Indo-European -yós — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.

ποιῶς (Ancient Greek): in some fashion, manner or way

Definitions

  1. in some fashion, manner or way

Ancestry of “ποιῶς”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekποιόςΟf a certain nature, kind or quality
2Ancient Greek-ῐοςbelonging to; of”, “belonging to”, “pertaining to
3Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yósEvery word from Ancient Greek -ῐοςEvery word from Ancient Greek ποιός
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