Where does “jelení” come from?

jelení (Czech) comes from Czech jelen, from Old Czech jelen, from Proto-Slavic (j)elenь, from Proto-Indo-European h₁el-en-i-.

jelení (Czech): deer

Definitions

  1. deer

Ancestry of “jelení”, step by step

jelení traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Czech jelen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechjelendeer; stag
2Old Czechjelendeer
3Proto-Slavic(j)elenь—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁el-en-i-—

via Slovak jeleň

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Slovakjeleňdeer
2Proto-Slavicelydeer
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁el-greyish or brownish coloration; deer, elk;...

Words derived from “jelení”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁el-en-i- →Every word from Proto-Slavic (j)elenь →Every word from Old Czech jelen →