Where does “oleň” come from?

oleň (Old Slovak) comes from Russian оле́нь, from Proto-Slavic ely, from Proto-Indo-European h₁el- — greyish or brownish coloration; deer, elk;...

oleň (Old Slovak): reindeer

Definitions

  1. reindeer

Ancestry of “oleň”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianоле́ньdeer
2Proto-Slavicelydeer
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁el-greyish or brownish coloration; deer, elk;...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁el- →Every word from Proto-Slavic ely →Every word from Russian оле́нь →