Where does “alko” come from?
alko (Esperanto) comes from Latin Alces, from Proto-Germanic algiz, from Proto-Indo-European ēl- — awl, prong.
alko (Esperanto): moose , elk
Ancestry of “alko”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | Alces | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | algiz | elk |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | ēl- | awl, prong |
Words derived from “alko”