Where does “πότε” come from?

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

πότε (Greek): when

Definitions

  1. when

Ancestry of “πότε”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekποτέat some time, once, ever; presumably, possibly;...
2Proto-Indo-Europeankʷokʷe
3Proto-Indo-EuropeankʷosSee *kʷis
4Proto-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