πόθεν
Ancient Greek
adverb
Definitions
- whence?, from where?
- whence?, from what source?
- wherefore?, why?, how?, for what reason?, how come?
Etymology
Derived from Proto-Indo-European *kʷos (which, adverbial suffix, who, that), *kʷ-.
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*kʷ-
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- whose English
- waarvoor Dutch, Flemish
- welks Dutch, Flemish
- wiens Dutch, Flemish
- ποσός Ancient Greek
- ποτέ Ancient Greek
- που Ancient Greek
- πως Ancient Greek
- πότερος Ancient Greek
- ἕκαστος Ancient Greek
- ὁπότε Ancient Greek
- ὅπως Ancient Greek
- *kʷ- Proto-Indo-European
- *kʷe- Proto-Indo-European
- *kʷey Proto-Indo-European
- *kʷis Proto-Indo-European
- *kʷis, *kʷos Proto-Indo-European
- *kʷis, *kʷosyo Proto-Indo-European
- *kʷis, kʷos Proto-Indo-European
- *kʷo- Proto-Indo-European
- *kʷokʷe Proto-Indo-European
- *kʷos Proto-Indo-European
- *kʷoti Proto-Indo-European
- *kʷód Proto-Indo-European
- *kʷóteros Proto-Indo-European
- *ne Proto-Indo-European
- *hwammai Proto-Germanic
- *hwar Proto-Germanic
- *hwaz Proto-Germanic
- *hwaþeraz Proto-Germanic
- *hwi-, *hwaz Proto-Germanic
- *hwilīkaz Proto-Germanic
- *hwō Proto-Germanic
- hwanone Old English
- कश्चित् Sanskrit
- *kogъda Proto-Slavic
- *kъjь Proto-Slavic
- *kъto Proto-Slavic
- pan Welsh
- waeromme Middle Dutch
- cuin Old Irish
- *wan ēr Old Dutch
- *kʷoi Proto-Italic
- *tan Proto-Albanian
- *kas Proto-Balto-Slavic