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Where does “πότε” come from?

πότε (Ancient Greek) comes from Proto-Indo-European kʷokʷe, from Proto-Indo-European kʷos, from Proto-Indo-European kʷ- — The primary interrogative root.

πότε (Ancient Greek): when? at what time?

Definitions

  1. when? at what time?

Ancestry of “πότε”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeankʷokʷe—
2Proto-Indo-EuropeankʷosSee *kʷis
3Proto-Indo-Europeankʷ-The primary interrogative root

Words derived from “πότε”

  • οπότε
  • κάποτε
  • ποτέ
  • άμποτε
  • πότε
  • ποτέ
  • μήποτε
  • ὁπότε
  • κάποτε
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