Where does “ἵλαος” come from?

ἵλαος (Ancient Greek) comes from Proto-Indo-European sēlh₂- — to calm, quiet, be favourable.

ἵλαος (Ancient Greek): propitious, gracious, merciful; kind, mild,...

Definitions

  1. propitious, gracious, merciful; kind, mild,...

Ancestry of “ἵλαος”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeansēlh₂-to calm, quiet, be favourable

Words derived from “ἵλαος

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sēlh₂-