Where does “κάποτε” come from?

κάποτε (Greek) comes from Byzantine Greek κάποτε, from Ancient Greek ποτέ, from Proto-Indo-European kʷokʷe, from Proto-Indo-European kʷos, from Proto-Indo-European kʷ- — The primary interrogative root.

κάποτε (Greek): sometime; formerly, once; at some point an unstated or indefinite time

Definitions

  1. sometime; formerly, once; at some point an unstated or indefinite time

Ancestry of “κάποτε”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Byzantine Greekκάποτε
2Ancient Greekποτέat some time, once, ever; presumably, possibly;...
3Proto-Indo-Europeankʷokʷe
4Proto-Indo-EuropeankʷosSee *kʷis
5Proto-Indo-Europeankʷ-The primary interrogative root
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷosEvery word from Proto-Indo-European kʷokʷe