ѥлень

Old Church Slavonic

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *(j)elenь, Proto-Indo-European *h₁el-(h₁)en- (“red deer, elk”). Cognate with Ancient Greek ἑλλός (hellós, “deer-calf”), ἔλαφος (élaphos, “deer”), Lithuanian elnias, Old Armenian եղն (ełn).

Noun

ѥлень • (jelenĭ) m

  1. deer

References
  • Mali staroslavensko-hrvatski rječnik, Matica hrvatska, Zagreb, 2004
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