από πού κι ως πού

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Greek

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Etymology

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Literally "from where and until where". Calque of Turkish nereden nereye (for some reason or other; I don't quite know why), literally "from where to where".[1]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /apo‿ˈpu cos‿ˈpu/

Phrase

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από πού κι ως πού (apó poú ki os poú)

  1. why; for what reason (used to express strong disagreement)
    Από πού κι ως πού θα πρέπει το κράτος να γνωρίζει τις κινήσεις μου στο διαδίκτυο;
    Apó poú ki os poú tha prépei to krátos na gnorízei tis kiníseis mou sto diadíktyo?
    Why on earth should the government know what I'm doing on the Internet?

References

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  1. ^ Lytra, Vally (2016) When Greeks and Turks Meet: Interdisciplinary Perspectives on the Relationship Since 1923, Routledge, →ISBN, page 168