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Where does “-ῐ́λος” come from?

-ῐ́λος (Ancient Greek) comes from Proto-Hellenic *-illos, from Proto-Indo-European *-illos.

Ancestry of “-ῐ́λος”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Hellenic*-illos—
2Proto-Indo-European*-illos—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *-illos →