Where does “ή” come from?

ή (Greek) comes from Ancient Greek ἤ, from Proto-Hellenic ēwe, from Proto-Indo-European -wē — or.

ή (Greek): or; either … or

Definitions

  1. or; either … or

Ancestry of “ή”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekἤor; than, as
2Proto-Hellenicēwe—
3Proto-Indo-European-wēor
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -wē →Every word from Proto-Hellenic ēwe →Every word from Ancient Greek ἤ →