Where does “ἄν” come from?

ἄν (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek ἐάν, from Ancient Greek εἰᾰ́ν, from Ancient Greek εἰ, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ey.

ἄν (Ancient Greek): Expresses potentiality or conditionality;...

Definitions

  1. Expresses potentiality or conditionality;...

Ancestry of “ἄν”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekἐάνif (for more depth see εἰ and ἄν; Used in place...
2Ancient Greekεἰᾰ́ν
3Ancient Greekεἰif
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ey

Words derived from “ἄν

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁eyEvery word from Ancient Greek εἰEvery word from Ancient Greek εἰᾰ́ν