Where does “jeleń” come from?

jeleń (Lower Sorbian) comes from Proto-Slavic ely, from Proto-Indo-European h₁el- — greyish or brownish coloration; deer, elk;...

jeleń (Lower Sorbian): deer

Definitions

  1. deer

Ancestry of “jeleń”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicelydeer
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁el-greyish or brownish coloration; deer, elk;...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁el- →Every word from Proto-Slavic ely →