Where does “Έλληνας” come from?

Έλληνας (Greek) comes from Ancient Greek Ἕλλην, from Ancient Greek Ἑλλοί, from Ancient Greek ἕλλα, from Proto-Hellenic *héllā.

Έλληνας (Greek): Greek or Hellene

Definitions

  1. Greek or Hellene

Ancestry of “Έλληνας”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekἝλληνGreek, one who is from Greece or speaks Greek;...
2Ancient GreekἙλλοίThe Greeks in Dodona
3Ancient Greekἕλλαseat
4Proto-Hellenic*héllā

Words derived from “Έλληνας

Every word from Proto-Hellenic *héllā