Where does “τούτος” come from?
τούτος (Greek) comes from Byzantine Greek τοῦτος, from Ancient Greek οὗτος, from Ancient Greek ἡ, from Proto-Hellenic *hā́, from Proto-Indo-European séh₂, from Proto-Indo-European só — this; that.
τούτος (Greek): this, this one, that
Ancestry of “τούτος”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Byzantine Greek | τοῦτος | — |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | οὗτος | this |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ἡ | feminine nominative singular of ὁ |
| 4 | Proto-Hellenic | *hā́ | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | séh₂ | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | só | this; that |