Where does “зеленчук” come from?

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

зеленчук (Bulgarian): vegetable

Definitions

  1. vegetable

Ancestry of “зеленчук”, 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 →