Where does “ὅταν” come from?

ὅταν (Ancient Greek) comes from Greek αν, from Ancient Greek ἐάν, from Ancient Greek εἰᾰ́ν, from Ancient Greek εἰ, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ey.

ὅταν (Ancient Greek): whenever, when

Definitions

  1. whenever, when

Ancestry of “ὅταν”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Greekανif; whether
2Ancient Greekἐάνif (for more depth see εἰ and ἄν; Used in place...
3Ancient Greekεἰᾰ́ν
4Ancient Greekεἰif
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ey

Words derived from “ὅταν

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁eyEvery word from Ancient Greek εἰEvery word from Ancient Greek εἰᾰ́ν