Where does “ὅτε” come from?

ὅτε (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;...

ὅτε (Ancient Greek): when; whereas; sometimes, now and then

Definitions

  1. when; whereas; sometimes, now and then

Ancestry of “ὅτε”, step by step

ὅτε 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 τε

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekτεand, also or untranslatable
2Proto-Hellenickʷe—
3Proto-Indo-European-kʷeand; Forms distributives from interrogatives

Words derived from “ὅτε”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wisós →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian wišás →Every word from Proto-Finnic wiša →