Where does “στη” come from?

στη (Greek) comes from Ancient Greek εἰς, from Proto-Hellenic ens, from Proto-Indo-European h₁én — in.

στη (Greek): without final [n] before consonants but not before

Definitions

  1. without final [n] before consonants but not before

Ancestry of “στη”, step by step

στη traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ancient Greek εἰς

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekεἰςinto
2Proto-Hellenicens—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin

via Ancient Greek τήν

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekτήνfeminine accusative singular of ὁ
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁én →Every word from Proto-Hellenic ens →Every word from Ancient Greek εἰς →