Where does “stálezelený” come from?
stálezelený (Czech) comes from Czech zelený, from Old Czech zelený, from Proto-Slavic zelenъ, from Proto-Slavic zelti, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰelh₃- — to flourish; green, yellow.
stálezelený (Czech): evergreen of plants, especially trees, that do not shed their leaves seasonally
Definitions
- evergreen of plants, especially trees, that do not shed their leaves seasonally
Ancestry of “stálezelený”, step by step
stálezelený traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Czech zelený
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Czech | zelený | green |
| 2 | Old Czech | zelený | green |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | zelenъ | green |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | zelti | perhaps to hurt, to sting, to inflict trauma |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰelh₃- | to flourish; green, yellow |
via Czech stále
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Czech | stále | always, all the time |