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