Where does “Helios” come from?
Helios derives from Ancient Greek Ἥλιος, from Ancient Greek ἥλιος, from Proto-Hellenic hāwélios, from Proto-Indo-European sh₂wél(i)yos, from Proto-Indo-European sóh₂wl̥.
Ancestry of “Helios”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Ancient Greek | Ἥλιος | sun |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | τύπος | A blow, pressing; The results of a blow: mark,... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | τύπτω | to beat, strike, smite; to beat, strike oneself |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)tewp- | to push, to stick |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)tew- | to push, to hit |