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 (Alces alces) US, elk UK, etc

Definitions

  1. moose (Alces alces) US, elk UK, etc

Ancestry of “alko”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinAlcesAlces alces: elk, moose
2Proto-Germanicalgizelk
3Proto-Indo-Europeanēl-awl, prong

Words derived from “alko”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ēl- →Every word from Proto-Germanic algiz →Every word from Latin Alces →