Where does “jelša” come from?
jelša (Slovene) comes from Proto-Slavic elьxa, from Proto-Indo-European h₂élisos.
jelša (Slovene): alder
Ancestry of “jelša”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Slavic | elьxa | — |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂élisos | — |