[OC] The evolution of “Elin” — a 2,700-year linguistic family tree from ancient Greek Helénē (Ἑλένη)

This visualization traces the linguistic evolution of Helénē (Ἑλένη) — the ancient Greek name behind Helena, Helen, Elena, Elin, and others — over nearly 2,700 years.

Each branch shows historical developments across language families, from Latin and Old Church Slavonic to Norse and modern European forms.

Note: Flags represent approximate linguistic and geographic regions, not modern nations or political identities.

Tools: Created in Graphviz using manually curated historical linguistic data. Layout and design refined for clarity.