Where does “еллинъ” come from?

еллинъ (Old Church Slavonic) comes from Ancient Greek Ἕλλην, from Ancient Greek Ἑλλοί, from Ancient Greek ἕλλα, from Proto-Hellenic *héllā.

еллинъ (Old Church Slavonic): Greek

Definitions

  1. Greek

Ancestry of “еллинъ”, step by step

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