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

  1. Greeks: nominative plural of Ἕλλην

Ancestry of “Ἕλληνες”, step by step

Ἕλληνες 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 “Ἕλληνες”

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