Where does “jelenka” come from?

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

jelenka (Czech): Elaphomyces, genus of fungi in the family Elaphomycetaceae

Definitions

  1. Elaphomyces, genus of fungi in the family Elaphomycetaceae

Ancestry of “jelenka”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechjelendeer; stag
2Old Czechjelendeer
3Proto-Slavic(j)elenь
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁el-en-i-
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁el-en-i-Every word from Proto-Slavic (j)elenьEvery word from Old Czech jelen
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