Where does “alkino” come from?

alkino (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto alko, from Latin Alces, from Proto-Germanic algiz, from Proto-Indo-European ēl- — awl, prong.

alkino (Esperanto): cow elk; cow moose; alkyne

Definitions

  1. cow elk; cow moose; alkyne

Ancestry of “alkino”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Esperantoalkomoose (Alces alces) US, elk UK, etc
2LatinAlcesAlces alces: elk, moose
3Proto-Germanicalgizelk
4Proto-Indo-Europeanēl-awl, prong
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ēl- →Every word from Proto-Germanic algiz →Every word from Latin Alces →