Where does “zelňačka” come from?

zelňačka (Czech) comes from Czech zelí, from Old Czech zelé, from Proto-Slavic zelьje, from Proto-Slavic -ьje — Denominal, forming collective nouns; Deverbal ,...

zelňačka (Czech): cabbage soup

Definitions

  1. cabbage soup

Ancestry of “zelňačka”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechzelícabbage
2Old Czechzelécabbage
3Proto-Slaviczelьjevegetation, herbs; cabbage
4Proto-Slavic-ьjeDenominal, forming collective nouns; Deverbal ,...
Every word from Proto-Slavic -ьje →Every word from Proto-Slavic zelьje →Every word from Old Czech zelé →