Where does “εγώ” come from?

εγώ (Greek) comes from Ancient Greek ἐγώ, from Proto-Hellenic *egṓ, from Proto-Indo-European éǵh₂ — I.

εγώ (Greek): I; ego; selfishness

Definitions

  1. I; ego; selfishness

Ancestry of “εγώ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekἐγώfirst person singular personal pronoun: I, me, my
2Proto-Hellenic*egṓI (first-person pronoun)
3Proto-Indo-Europeanéǵh₂I
Every word from Proto-Indo-European éǵh₂ →Every word from Proto-Hellenic *egṓ →Every word from Ancient Greek ἐγώ →