Where does “zelenavý” come from?

zelenavý (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.

zelenavý (Czech): greenish

Definitions

  1. greenish

Ancestry of “zelenavý”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechzelenýgreen
2Old Czechzelenýgreen
3Proto-Slaviczelenъgreen
4Proto-Slaviczeltiperhaps to hurt, to sting, to inflict trauma
5Proto-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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