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

Definitions

  1. A Greek woman

Ancestry of “Ἑλληνίς”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekἝλληνGreek, one who is from Greece or speaks Greek;...
2Ancient GreekἙλλοίThe Greeks in Dodona
3Ancient Greekἕλλαseat
4Proto-Hellenic*héllā—
Every word from Proto-Hellenic *héllā →Every word from Ancient Greek ἕλλα →Every word from Ancient Greek Ἑλλοί →