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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

Definitions

  1. that; those

Ancestry of “εκείνος”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekἐκεῖνοςthat
2Ancient Greekἐ-augment
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁e-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁e- →