Where does “είμαι” come from?
είμαι (Greek) comes from Byzantine Greek εἶμαι, from Ancient Greek εἰμί, from Proto-Hellenic ehmi, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ésmi, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ēs-.
είμαι (Greek): be; there is, there are, exist; support, be a...
Definitions
- be; there is, there are, exist; support, be a...
Ancestry of “είμαι”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Byzantine Greek | εἶμαι | to be |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | εἰμί | To be, exist; live; To be; it is possible |
| 3 | Proto-Hellenic | ehmi | to be |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁ésmi | first-person singular present indicative of... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁ēs- | — |