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Where does “ποιος” come from?

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

ποιος (Greek): who; which; who, whom

Definitions

  1. who; which; who, whom

Ancestry of “ποιος”, step by step

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
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