Where does “αναγκαίος” come from?

αναγκαίος (Greek) comes from Ancient Greek ἀναγκαῖος, from Ancient Greek -ῐος, from Proto-Indo-European -yós — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.

αναγκαίος (Greek): necessary, essential; necessities

Definitions

  1. necessary, essential; necessities

Ancestry of “αναγκαίος”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekἀναγκαῖοςnecessary
2Ancient Greek-ῐοςbelonging to; of”, “belonging to”, “pertaining to
3Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yós →Every word from Ancient Greek -ῐος →Every word from Ancient Greek ἀναγκαῖος →