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
Ancestry of “ποιος”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Ancient Greek | ποῖος | of what kind?, of what nature?, which?, what? |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | -ῐος | belonging to; of”, “belonging to”, “pertaining to |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | -yós | Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems |