Where does “Ἑλληνικός” come from?

Ἑλληνικός (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek Ἕλλην, from Ancient Greek Ἑλλοί, from Ancient Greek ἕλλα, from Proto-Hellenic *héllā.

Ἑλληνικός (Ancient Greek): Hellenic, Greek; like the Greeks

Definitions

  1. Hellenic, Greek; like the Greeks

Ancestry of “Ἑλληνικός”, step by step

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

Words derived from “Ἑλληνικός

Every word from Proto-Hellenic *héllāEvery word from Ancient Greek ἕλλαEvery word from Ancient Greek Ἑλλοί