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Where does “zelenomodrý” come from?

zelenomodrý (Czech) comes from Czech modrý, from Old Czech modrý, from Proto-Slavic mǫdrъ, from Proto-Indo-European modʰros, from Proto-Indo-European meh₂d- — to be wet, to become wet; to meet, approach,...

zelenomodrý (Czech): blue-green

Definitions

  1. blue-green

Ancestry of “zelenomodrý”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechmodrýblue
2Old Czechmodrý—
3Proto-Slavicmǫdrъwise
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmodʰrosblue
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₂d-to be wet, to become wet; to meet, approach,...
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