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Where does “ἔνθα” come from?

ἔνθα (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek ἐν-, from Proto-Indo-European ím, from Proto-Indo-European éy, from Proto-Indo-European h₁e-.

ἔνθα (Ancient Greek): there, thither; thereupon, then; where, whither

Definitions

  1. there, thither; thereupon, then; where, whither

Ancestry of “ἔνθα”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekἐν-in, within; on
2Proto-Indo-Europeaním—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanéythe; demonstrative pronoun; this one, he
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁e-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁e- →