Where does “πρόειμι” come from?

πρόειμι (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek εἰμί, from Proto-Hellenic ehmi, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ésmi, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ēs- — to be.

πρόειμι (Ancient Greek): to go forward, go on, advance

Definitions

  1. to go forward, go on, advance

Ancestry of “πρόειμι”, step by step

πρόειμι traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ancient Greek εἰμί

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekεἰμίTo be, exist; live; To be; it is possible
2Proto-Hellenicehmito be
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ésmifirst-person singular present indicative of...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ēs-to be

via Ancient Greek εἶμι

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekεἶμιI shall come, go
2Proto-Hellenic*éimito go
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ēs- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ésmi →Every word from Proto-Hellenic ehmi →