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Where does “ὅς” come from?

ὅς (Ancient Greek) comes 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;...

ὅς (Ancient Greek): this; who, which, that; his, her, its

Definitions

  1. this; who, which, that; his, her, its

Ancestry of “ὅς”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanyósthat, who, which
2Proto-Finnicwiša—
3Proto-Indo-Iranianwišáspoison, venom
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwisósfluidity, slime, poison; poison; poison; slime;...

Words derived from “ὅς”

  • heautoscopy
  • heautoscopic
  • εαυτός
  • ώσπερ
  • οπότε
  • ὅπως
  • ὅστις
  • ὅτι
  • ὅθι
  • ὥστε
  • ὥσπερ
  • ὅσπερ
  • ὅτε
  • ὡς
  • ὅθεν
  • οὗ
  • ἑαυτοῦ
  • ὁπότε
  • οἷος
  • ὡσεί
  • ἑαυτός
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