Where does “ἅλας” come from?

ἅλας (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek ἅλς, from Ancient Greek -ῐος, from Proto-Indo-European -yós — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.

ἅλας (Ancient Greek): Synonym of ἅλς

Definitions

  1. Synonym of ἅλς

Ancestry of “ἅλας”, step by step

ἅλας traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ancient Greek ἅλς

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekἅλςsalt; brine; sea
2Ancient Greek-ῐοςbelonging to; of”, “belonging to”, “pertaining to
3Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems

via Proto-Indo-European séh₂l-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanséh₂l-—

Words derived from “ἅλας”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yós →Every word from Ancient Greek -ῐος →Every word from Ancient Greek ἅλς →