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Where does “ἡ” come from?

ἡ (Ancient Greek) comes from Proto-Hellenic *hā́, from Proto-Indo-European séh₂, from Proto-Indo-European só — this; that.

ἡ (Ancient Greek): feminine nominative singular of ὁ

Definitions

  1. feminine nominative singular of ὁ

Ancestry of “ἡ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Hellenic*hā́—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanséh₂—
3Proto-Indo-Europeansóthis; that

Words derived from “ἡ”

  • τούτος
  • ούτος
  • οὕτως
  • τοιοῦτος
  • οὗτος
  • τοῦτος
Every word from Proto-Indo-European só →