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

  1. first person singular personal pronoun: I, me, my

Ancestry of “ἐγώ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Hellenic*egṓI (first-person pronoun)
2Proto-Indo-Europeanéǵh₂I

Words derived from “ἐγώ

Every word from Proto-Indo-European éǵh₂Every word from Proto-Hellenic *egṓ