Where does “ἥλιος” come from?

ἥλιος (Ancient Greek) comes from Proto-Hellenic hāwélios, from Proto-Indo-European sóh₂wl̥ — sun.

ἥλιος (Ancient Greek): sun; east; day

Definitions

  1. sun; east; day

Ancestry of “ἥλιος”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Hellenichāwéliossun
2Proto-Indo-Europeansóh₂wl̥sun

Words derived from “ἥλιος”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sóh₂wl̥ →Every word from Proto-Hellenic hāwélios →