Where does “έλος” come from?

έλος (Greek) comes from Ancient Greek Ἕλος, from Proto-Hellenic hélos, from Proto-Indo-European sélos — marsh.

έλος (Greek): marsh, swamp, bog

Definitions

  1. marsh, swamp, bog

Ancestry of “έλος”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekἝλοςHelos; Elos, Laconia, Greece
2Proto-Hellenichélosmarsh
3Proto-Indo-Europeansélosmarsh
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sélos →Every word from Proto-Hellenic hélos →Every word from Ancient Greek Ἕλος →