Language WordWordMeaning
     
Protosemitic *AL ephbovine, big cattle
Hebrew EL eph bovine, big cattle
Hebrew AL luph bull, cow
Akkadian AL pu bull, ox
     
Protosemitic *‛igeL calf
Hebrew ‛egEL young bovine
Hebrew‛ egEL a young cow
J.Aramaic ‛egALcalf
     
Protosemitic *ayyAL stag, deer
Hebrew ayyAL fallow deer
Akkadian ayAL u stag, deer
Amharic (Afro-asian) hayEL large antilope
     
Protosemitic *AIL ram
Hebrew AIL ram
Akkadian AL u ram
     
Protosemitic *wa‛ILibex ( with ayin )
Hebrew ya‛EL ibex, mountain goat ( with ayin )
Ethiopian (Afro-asian) wa‛EL a ibex ( with ayin )
     
Protosemitic*gamALcamel
HebrewgamAL camel
Akkadian gamAL u camel
     
Protosemitic *pIL elephant
Protosemitic *pAL pALelephant
Akkadian pIL u elephant
Arabic fIL elephant
Ethiopian (Afro-asian)fALfAL elephant
     
Greek EL los young deer
Greek EL aphos deer
Greek EL ephas elephant
     
Old LituanianELlenis deer
LituanianEL nis deer
Old Slavic jELeni deer
RussianOLenj deer, raindeer
     
Protogermanic*ELha elk
Old EnglishEoL h elk
NorwegianEL g elk
Middle Dutch EL en elk
English EL k elk
Gothic UL bandus camel !!
     
Cymric ELain hind

 

 

 

 

 
Created: Tuesday 6 November 2007 at 22.30.54 Updated: Monday 9 July 2012 at 12.41.10