Where does “Ἑλληνίς” come from?
Ἑλληνίς (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek Ἕλλην, from Ancient Greek Ἑλλοί, from Ancient Greek ἕλλα, from Proto-Hellenic *héllā.
Ἑλληνίς (Ancient Greek): A Greek woman
Ancestry of “Ἑλληνίς”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Ancient Greek | Ἕλλην | Greek, one who is from Greece or speaks Greek;... |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | Ἑλλοί | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ἕλλα | — |
| 4 | Proto-Hellenic | *héllā | — |