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Where does “hāwélios” come from?

hāwélios (Proto-Hellenic) comes from Proto-Indo-European sóh₂wl̥ — sun.

hāwélios (Proto-Hellenic): sun

Definitions

  1. sun

Ancestry of “hāwélios”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeansóh₂wl̥sun

Words derived from “hāwélios”

  • helium
  • Helios
  • heliotrope
  • heliocentric
  • tropism
  • heliograph
  • heliosphere
  • gravitropism
  • heliotropism
  • heliacal
  • heliostat
  • phototropism
  • geotropism
  • heliosheath
  • heliospheric
  • helioseismology
  • heliographic
  • heliometer
  • parhelia
  • hydrotropism
  • parhelion
  • pyrheliometer
  • heliotherapy
  • neurotropism
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