Where does “цёмна-зялёны” come from?

цёмна-зялёны (Belarusian) comes from Belarusian цёмна, from Belarusian цёмны, from Proto-Slavic tьmьnъ, from Proto-Slavic tьma, from Proto-Balto-Slavic timāˀ, from Proto-Indo-European tēmH- — dark.

цёмна-зялёны (Belarusian): dark green, dim green

Definitions

  1. dark green, dim green

Ancestry of “цёмна-зялёны”, step by step

цёмна-зялёны traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Belarusian цёмна

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Belarusianцёмнаdarkly, dimly
2Belarusianцёмныdark
3Proto-Slavictьmьnъdark
4Proto-Slavictьmadark, darkness
5Proto-Balto-Slavictimāˀdarkness
6Proto-Indo-EuropeantēmH-dark

via Belarusian зялёны

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Belarusianзялёныgreen
2Old East Slavicзеленъgreen
3Proto-Slaviczelenъgreen
4Proto-Slaviczeltiperhaps to hurt, to sting, to inflict trauma
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰelh₃-to flourish; green, yellow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European tēmH- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic timāˀ →Every word from Proto-Slavic tьma →