Where does “πού” come from?
πού (Byzantine Greek) comes from Ancient Greek ὅπου, 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;...
Ancestry of “πού”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ancient Greek | ὅπου | where; 46 CE – 120 CE, Plutarch, Moralia 2.427C |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | ὅς | this; who, which, that; his, her, its |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | yós | that, who, which |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | wiša | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | wišás | poison, venom |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wisós | fluidity, slime, poison; poison; poison; slime;... |