Roots/*h₁elh₁ḗnh₁elh₁ḗn“deer, elk, large cervid”DebatedanimalsnaturedeerRoot for deer or elk. Gives English "elk", "eland", Greek élaphos, Armenian ełn.Related Roots(s)teh₂n-“to thunder”Hreg-“to wet, to rain”angʷʰi-“eel, snake, water-serpent”bʰerǵ-s-“to protect by enclosing”bʰew-sis-“nature, growth, being”bʰew-tú-“growth, nature, coming-to-be”bʰleh₁-“to blow, to puff”bʰudʰ-men-“bottom, foundation, ground”