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Where does “ἐκεῖ” come from?

ἐκεῖ (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek ἐκεῖνος, from Ancient Greek ἐ-, from Proto-Indo-European h₁e-.

ἐκεῖ (Ancient Greek): demonstrative adverb there, in that place;...

Definitions

  1. demonstrative adverb there, in that place;...

Ancestry of “ἐκεῖ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekἐκεῖνοςthat
2Ancient Greekἐ-augment
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁e-—

Words derived from “ἐκεῖ”

  • εκεί
  • ἐκεῖθι
  • ἐκεῖθεν
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