Where does “зелено” come from?

зелено (Bulgarian) comes from Bulgarian зелен, from Proto-Slavic zelenъ, from Proto-Slavic zelti, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰelh₃- — to flourish; green, yellow.

зелено (Bulgarian): green color

Definitions

  1. green color

Ancestry of “зелено”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bulgarianзеленgreen, verdant, greenish; unripe, sour, raw;...
2Proto-Slaviczelenъgreen
3Proto-Slaviczeltiperhaps to hurt, to sting, to inflict trauma
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰelh₃-to flourish; green, yellow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰelh₃- →Every word from Proto-Slavic zelti →Every word from Proto-Slavic zelenъ →
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