Where does “τοῦτος” come from?
τοῦτος (Byzantine Greek) comes from Ancient Greek οὗτος, from Ancient Greek ἡ, from Proto-Hellenic *hā́, from Proto-Indo-European séh₂, from Proto-Indo-European só — this; that.
Ancestry of “τοῦτος”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Ancient Greek | οὗτος | this |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | ἡ | feminine nominative singular of ὁ |
| 3 | Proto-Hellenic | *hā́ | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | séh₂ | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | só | this; that |
Words derived from “τοῦτος”