Where does “γιατί” come from?
γιατί (Greek) comes from Greek για, from Ancient Greek διά, from Proto-Indo-European dwís, from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁ — two.
γιατί (Greek): why; because
Ancestry of “γιατί”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Greek | για | for; for, by; about |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | διά | throughout |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | dwís | twice, doubly; in two |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | dwóh₁ | two |