Where does “πότερος” come from?

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

πότερος (Ancient Greek): which of the two?; whichever of the two

Definitions

  1. which of the two?; whichever of the two

Ancestry of “πότερος”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeankʷóteroswhich of two
2Proto-Indo-EuropeankʷosSee *kʷis
3Proto-Indo-Europeankʷ-The primary interrogative root
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷos →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷóteros →