Where does “αν” come from?

αν (Greek) comes from Ancient Greek ἐάν, from Ancient Greek εἰᾰ́ν, from Ancient Greek εἰ, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ey.

αν (Greek): if; whether

Definitions

  1. if; whether

Ancestry of “αν”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekἐάνif (for more depth see εἰ and ἄν; Used in place...
2Ancient Greekεἰᾰ́ν—
3Ancient Greekεἰif
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ey—

Words derived from “αν”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ey →Every word from Ancient Greek εἰ →Every word from Ancient Greek εἰᾰ́ν →