Where does “eĥi” come from?
eĥi (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto eĥo, from Latin echo, from Ancient Greek Ἠχώ, from Ancient Greek ἠχή, from Proto-Hellenic *wākʰā́.
eĥi (Esperanto): to echo
Ancestry of “eĥi”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Esperanto | eĥo | echo |
| 2 | Latin | echo | echo |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | Ἠχώ | sound; a nymph in Greek mythology |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ἠχή | sound, noise |
| 5 | Proto-Hellenic | *wākʰā́ | — |