Where does “κάποιος” come from?

κάποιος (Greek) comes from Ancient Greek ποῖος, from Ancient Greek -ῐος, from Proto-Indo-European -yós — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.

κάποιος (Greek): someone, somebody; some

Definitions

  1. someone, somebody; some

Ancestry of “κάποιος”, step by step

κάποιος traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ancient Greek ποῖος

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekποῖοςof what kind?, of what nature?, which?, what?
2Ancient Greek-ῐοςbelonging to; of”, “belonging to”, “pertaining to
3Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems

via Ancient Greek κἄν

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekκἄνeven; if, even if
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yós →Every word from Ancient Greek -ῐος →Every word from Ancient Greek ποῖος →