Where does “ἕκαστος” come from?

ἕκαστος (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek ἑκάς, from Ancient Greek ἕ, from Proto-Hellenic hwe, from Proto-Indo-European swé — self.

ἕκαστος (Ancient Greek): each, every

Definitions

  1. each, every

Ancestry of “ἕκαστος”, step by step

ἕκαστος traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ancient Greek ἑκάς

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekἑκάςafar, far off; long after
2Ancient Greekἕhim
3Proto-Hellenichwe—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanswéself

via Ancient Greek τίς

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekτίς"interrogative"; who?; what?
2Proto-Indo-European*kʷís—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swé →Every word from Proto-Hellenic hwe →Every word from Ancient Greek ἕ →