Where does “ὁποῖος” come from?

ὁποῖος (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek ὅς, from Proto-Indo-European yós, from Proto-Finnic wiša, from Proto-Indo-Iranian wišás, from Proto-Indo-European wisós — fluidity, slime, poison; poison; poison; slime;...

ὁποῖος (Ancient Greek): of what sort or quality

Definitions

  1. of what sort or quality

Ancestry of “ὁποῖος”, step by step

ὁποῖος traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ancient Greek ὅς

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekὅςthis; who, which, that; his, her, its
2Proto-Indo-Europeanyósthat, who, which
3Proto-Finnicwiša—
4Proto-Indo-Iranianwišáspoison, venom
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwisósfluidity, slime, poison; poison; poison; slime;...

via Ancient Greek ποιός

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekποιόςΟf a certain nature, kind or quality
2Ancient Greek-ῐοςbelonging to; of”, “belonging to”, “pertaining to
3Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wisós →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian wišás →Every word from Proto-Finnic wiša →