Where does “ήλιος” come from?

ήλιος (Greek) comes from Ancient Greek ἥλιος, from Proto-Hellenic hāwélios, from Proto-Indo-European sóh₂wl̥ — sun.

ήλιος (Greek): sun; sunlight, daylight; sunny weather

Definitions

  1. sun; sunlight, daylight; sunny weather

Ancestry of “ήλιος”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekἥλιοςsun; east; day
2Proto-Hellenichāwéliossun
3Proto-Indo-Europeansóh₂wl̥sun
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sóh₂wl̥ →Every word from Proto-Hellenic hāwélios →Every word from Ancient Greek ἥλιος →