Reconstruction:Proto-Balto-Slavic/elṓ

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

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Indo-European *h₁el-ṓ ~ *h₁el-h₁én (e-grade), *h₁ol-ṓ ~ *h₁ol-h₁én (o-grade), from *h₁el- (deer, elk). Cognate with Old Armenian եղն (ełn, hind).

Noun

*elṓ m[1][2][3]

  1. deer

Declension

Declension of *elṓ (consonant stem)
singular dual plural
nominative *elṓs *eléne *elénes
accusative *elénin *eléne *elénins
genitive *elénes *elénauš? *elénōn
locative *elénī *elénauš? *elénišu
dative *elénei *elṓmā *elén(i)mas
instrumental *elṓmi? *elṓmā *elénimīš? -imins?
vocative *elṓ *eléne *elṓsu

Derived terms

nouns
nouns

Descendants

  • Proto-Slavic: *elỳ, *olỳ (see there for further descendants)

References

  1. ^ EDBIL, page 152: “elenis”, “BSl. *elenios”, “PSl. *elenь”, “*elenъ”, “PIE *h₁el-h₁en(-i)-
  2. ^ EDSIL, page 140: “*eleņь”, “*elenъ”, “BSl. *elenios”, “PIE *h₁el-h₁en-i
  3. ^ BSW, page 68‒69: “elen-