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

zelenomodrý traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Czech modrý

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

via Czech zelený

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 meh₂d- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European modʰros →Every word from Proto-Slavic mǫdrъ →