Where does “ἐγώ” come from?
ἐγώ (Ancient Greek) comes from Proto-Hellenic *egṓ, from Proto-Indo-European éǵh₂ — I.
ἐγώ (Ancient Greek): first person singular personal pronoun: I, me, my
Definitions
- first person singular personal pronoun: I, me, my
Ancestry of “ἐγώ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Hellenic | *egṓ | — |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | éǵh₂ | I |