Where does “zelený” come from?

zelený (Czech) comes from Old Czech zelený, from Proto-Slavic zelenъ, from Proto-Slavic zelti, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰelh₃- — to flourish; green, yellow.

zelený (Czech): green

Definitions

  1. green

Ancestry of “zelený”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Czechzelenýgreen
2Proto-Slaviczelenъgreen
3Proto-Slaviczeltiperhaps to hurt, to sting, to inflict trauma
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰelh₃-to flourish; green, yellow

Words derived from “zelený”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰelh₃- →Every word from Proto-Slavic zelti →Every word from Proto-Slavic zelenъ →