Where does “оленячий” come from?

оленячий (Ukrainian) comes from Ukrainian о́лень, from Proto-Slavic ely, from Proto-Indo-European h₁el- — greyish or brownish coloration; deer, elk;...

оленячий (Ukrainian): deer, reindeer

Definitions

  1. deer, reindeer

Ancestry of “оленячий”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ukrainianо́леньdeer
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 Ukrainian о́лень →