από πού κι ως πού

Greek edit

Etymology edit

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 edit

  • IPA(key): /apo‿ˈpu cos‿ˈpu/

Phrase edit

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 edit

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