Where does “Βῆλος” come from?

Βῆλος (Ancient Greek) comes from Akkadian bēlum, from Proto-Semitic *baʕl- — husband, master, lord.

Βῆλος (Ancient Greek): Bel; Belus

Definitions

  1. Bel; Belus

Ancestry of “Βῆλος”, step by step

Βῆλος traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Akkadian bēlum

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Akkadianbēlumlord
2Proto-Semitic*baʕl-husband, master, lord

via Proto-Indo-European gʷeh₂-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeangʷeh₂-to step

Words derived from “Βῆλος”

Every word from Proto-Semitic *baʕl- →Every word from Akkadian bēlum →