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Where does “ὅτι” come from?

ὅτι (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek ὅστις, 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;...

ὅτι (Ancient Greek): subordinating conjunction; as much as possible

Definitions

  1. subordinating conjunction; as much as possible

Ancestry of “ὅτι”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekὅστιςindefinite relative pronoun: whoever, whichever;...
2Ancient Greekὅςthis; who, which, that; his, her, its
3Proto-Indo-Europeanyósthat, who, which
4Proto-Finnicwiša—
5Proto-Indo-Iranianwišáspoison, venom
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwisósfluidity, slime, poison; poison; poison; slime;...
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