Where does “προχθές” come from?

προχθές (Greek) comes from Greek χθές, from Ancient Greek χθές, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰǵʰyés — yesterday.

προχθές (Greek): two days ago, on the day before yesterday

Definitions

  1. two days ago, on the day before yesterday

Ancestry of “προχθές”, step by step

προχθές traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Greek χθές

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Greekχθέςyesterday
2Ancient Greekχθέςyesterday
3Proto-Indo-European*dʰǵʰyésyesterday

via Greek προ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Greekπροbefore
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *dʰǵʰyés →Every word from Ancient Greek χθές →Every word from Greek χθές →
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