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
Ancestry of “εγώ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Ancient Greek | ἐγώ | first person singular personal pronoun: I, me, my |
| 2 | Proto-Hellenic | *egṓ | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | éǵh₂ | I |