Reconstruction:Proto-Balto-Slavic/álśis

This Proto-Balto-Slavic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Balto-Slavic

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Indo-European *h₁ól-ḱ-is (o-grade), from *h₁el- (“deer, elk”). Cognate with Proto-Germanic *algiz, *elhaz (“elk”).

Noun

*álśis m[1][2]

  1. elk, moose (Alces alces)
nouns

Descendants

  • Proto-Slavic: *ȏlsь (see there for further descendants)

References

  1. ^ EDSIL, page 370: “*ȏlsь”, “PIE *h₁o-ḱ-i-”
  2. ^ BSW, page 7: “alši-”
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