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Where does “ἐάν” come from?

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

ἐάν (Ancient Greek): if (for more depth see εἰ and ἄν; Used in place...

Definitions

  1. if (for more depth see εἰ and ἄν; Used in place...

Ancestry of “ἐάν”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekεἰᾰ́ν—
2Ancient Greekεἰif
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ey—

Words derived from “ἐάν”

  • αν
  • άμποτε
  • ἄν
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ey →