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Where does “ἔξειμι” come from?

ἔξειμι (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek εἰμί, from Proto-Hellenic ehmi, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ésmi, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ēs-.

ἔξειμι (Ancient Greek): to go out, come out; to come to an end, expire;...

Definitions

  1. to go out, come out; to come to an end, expire;...

Ancestry of “ἔξειμι”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekεἰμίTo be, exist; live; To be; it is possible
2Proto-Hellenicehmito be
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ésmifirst-person singular present indicative of...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ēs-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ēs- →