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Where does “zelenina” come from?

zelenina (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.

zelenina (Czech): vegetable

Definitions

  1. vegetable

Ancestry of “zelenina”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechzelenýgreen
2Old Czechzelený—
3Proto-Slaviczelenъgreen
4Proto-Slaviczelti—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰelh₃-to flourish; green, yellow

Words derived from “zelenina”

  • zeleninový
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