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Proto-Indo-European (inherited)
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Proto-Indo-European *h₁el- (mention)
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Old Church Slavonic ѥлень (cognate)
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Ancient Greek ἔλαφος (cognate)
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Ancient Greek ἐλλός (cognate)
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Armenian եղն (learned borrowing)
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Russian олень (cognate)
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Ukrainian олень (cognate)
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Old Armenian եղնորթ (compound)