The Proto-Indo-European word *h₁el-
Word *h₁el-
Meaning brown
See also Proto-Indo-European: *h₁elh₁ēn ‘red deer’
Proto-Indo-European: *h₁elh₁níha- ‘hind/cow-elk’
Synonyms *bʰer-

Comments
Mallory J.P. and Adams D. (2006)