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

Definitions

  1. this, this one, that

Ancestry of “τούτος”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Byzantine Greekτοῦτος—
2Ancient Greekοὗτοςthis
3Ancient Greekἡfeminine nominative singular of ὁ
4Proto-Hellenic*hā́that (demonstrative)
5Proto-Indo-Europeanséh₂—
6Proto-Indo-Europeansóthis; that
Every word from Proto-Indo-European só →Every word from Proto-Indo-European séh₂ →Every word from Proto-Hellenic *hā́ →