Where does “Alces” come from?

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

Ancestry of “Alces”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Proto-Germanic	algiz	elk
2	Proto-Indo-European	ēl-	awl, prong

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