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Where does “Heloísa” come from?

Heloísa (Portuguese) comes from French Héloïse, from Proto-Germanic Hailawidiz, from Proto-Germanic hailaz, from Proto-Indo-European *kéh₂ilos.

Ancestry of “Heloísa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FrenchHéloïse—
2Proto-GermanicHailawidiz—
3Proto-Germanichailazwhole, unbroken, intact; entire, complete; hale,...
4Proto-Indo-European*kéh₂ilos—
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