елей
Russian
noun+
Definitions
- holy oil, chrism
- (figuratively) balm, unction
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἔλαιον (olive oil, oil, olive, olive tree).
Origin
Ancient Greek
ἔλαιον
Gloss
olive oil, oil, olive, olive tree
Concept
Semantic Field
Food and drink
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Kanji
油
Emoji
🛢️ 🪔
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- elaeoptene English
- elaiometer English
- castellum Latin
- elaeocarpus Latin
- oleum Latin
- γαρέλαιον Ancient Greek
- ἔλαιον Ancient Greek
- ὑδρέλαιον Ancient Greek
- *loiu̯om Proto-Indo-European
- *loiwom Proto-Indo-European
- *olějь Proto-Slavic
- полилей Bulgarian
- *elaiwanja Proto-Albanian
- *élaiwon Proto-Hellenic