Where does “Ἕλληνες” come from?
Ἕλληνες (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek Ἑλλοί, from Ancient Greek ἕλλα, from Proto-Hellenic *héllā.
Ἕλληνες (Ancient Greek): Greeks: nominative plural of Ἕλλην
Definitions
- Greeks: nominative plural of Ἕλλην
Ancestry of “Ἕλληνες”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Ancient Greek | Ἑλλοί | — |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | ἕλλα | — |
| 3 | Proto-Hellenic | *héllā | — |
Words derived from “Ἕλληνες”