Where does “zelenooký” come from?

zelenooký (Czech) comes from Czech oko, from Old Czech oko, from Proto-Slavic ȍko, from Proto-Balto-Slavic ak-, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ókʷs, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ekʷ- — to see; eye.

zelenooký (Czech): green-eyed having green eyes

Definitions

  1. green-eyed having green eyes

Ancestry of “zelenooký”, step by step

zelenooký traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Czech oko

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechokoeye; twenty-one, pontoon; tarn
2Old Czechokoeye
3Proto-Slavicȍkoeye
4Proto-Balto-Slavicak-eye
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ókʷseye
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ekʷ-to see; eye

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
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