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Where does “στον” come from?

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

Ancestry of “στον”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekεἰςinto
2Proto-Hellenicens—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁én →