Where does “Ἕλλην” come from?

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

Ἕλλην (Ancient Greek): Greek, one who is from Greece or speaks Greek;...

Definitions

  1. Greek, one who is from Greece or speaks Greek;...

Ancestry of “Ἕλλην”, step by step

Ἕλλην traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ancient Greek Ἑλλοί

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekἙλλοίThe Greeks in Dodona
2Ancient Greekἕλλαseat
3Proto-Hellenic*héllā—

via Ancient Greek Σελλοί

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekΣελλοί—

Words derived from “Ἕλλην”

Every word from Proto-Hellenic *héllā →Every word from Ancient Greek ἕλλα →Every word from Ancient Greek Ἑλλοί →