Reconstruction:Proto-Balto-Slavic/álˀnīˀ

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

Alternative forms

  • *élˀnīˀ (e-grade)
  • *álˀnijāˀ, *élˀnijāˀ (jā-stem)

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Indo-European *h₁ól-h₁n-ih₂ (o-grade), *h₁él-h₁n-ih₂ (e-grade), from *h₁el- (“deer, elk”). Cognate with Proto-Celtic *elanī (“doe, hind”).

Noun

*álˀnīˀ f[1][2][3]

  1. doe, hind
nouns

Descendants

  • East Baltic:
    • Old Lithuanian: élnė, elinė
      • Lithuanian: élnė, álnė
  • West Baltic:
  • Proto-Slavic: *òlni (see there for further descendants)

References

  1. ^ EDBIL, page 153: “elnė”, “BSl. *ol-ʔn-”, “PSl. *òlni”, “PIE *h₁ol-Hn-iH-”
  2. ^ EDSIL, page 368-369: “*òlni”, “BSl. *ol-Hn-”, “PIE *h₁ol-Hn-iH-”
  3. ^ BSW, page 69: “ēlnī (-i̯ā-)”, “ālnī”

Further reading

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