Where does “εκείνος” come from?
εκείνος (Greek) comes from Ancient Greek ἐκεῖνος, from Ancient Greek ἐ-, from Proto-Indo-European h₁e-.
εκείνος (Greek): that; those
Ancestry of “εκείνος”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Ancient Greek | ἐκεῖνος | that |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | ἐ- | augment |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁e- | — |