Where does “στην” come from?

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

στην (Greek): with final [n] before vowels and consonants

Definitions

  1. with final [n] before vowels and consonants

Ancestry of “στην”, step by step

στην 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 →