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Where does “άμα” come from?

άμα (Greek) comes from Ancient Greek ἅμα, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.

άμα (Greek): if; when; since

Definitions

  1. if; when; since

Ancestry of “άμα”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekἅμαmarking the simultaneous occurrence of two...
2Proto-Indo-Europeansem-together, one
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