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Where does “Ἕλος” come from?

Ἕλος (Ancient Greek) comes from Proto-Hellenic hélos, from Proto-Indo-European sélos — marsh.

Ancestry of “Ἕλος”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Hellenichélosmarsh
2Proto-Indo-Europeansélosmarsh
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sélos →