Where does “Ἥλιος” come from?

Ἥλιος (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek τύπος, from Ancient Greek τύπτω, from Proto-Indo-European (s)tewp-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)tew- — to push, to hit.

Ἥλιος (Ancient Greek): sun

Definitions

  1. sun

Ancestry of “Ἥλιος”, step by step

Ἥλιος traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ancient Greek τύπος

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekτύποςA blow, pressing; The results of a blow: mark,...
2Ancient Greekτύπτωto beat, strike, smite; to beat, strike oneself
3Proto-Indo-European(s)tewp-to push, to stick
4Proto-Indo-European(s)tew-to push, to hit

via Proto-Hellenic hāwélios

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Hellenichāwéliossun
2Proto-Indo-Europeansóh₂wl̥sun

Words derived from “Ἥλιος”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)tew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)tewp- →Every word from Ancient Greek τύπτω →