Where does “Zelenka” come from?

Zelenka (English) comes from Czech Zelenka, from Czech zelený, from Old Czech zelený, from Proto-Slavic zelenъ, from Proto-Slavic zelti, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰelh₃- — to flourish; green, yellow.

Ancestry of “Zelenka”, step by step

Zelenka traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Czech Zelenka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1CzechZelenkaZelinka
2Czechzelenýgreen
3Old Czechzelenýgreen
4Proto-Slaviczelenъgreen
5Proto-Slaviczeltiperhaps to hurt, to sting, to inflict trauma
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰelh₃-to flourish; green, yellow

via Upper Sorbian zelenka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Upper Sorbianzelenkagreenfinch, especially the European greenfinch (Chloris chloris)
2Upper Sorbianzelenygreen
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰelh₃- →Every word from Proto-Slavic zelti →Every word from Proto-Slavic zelenъ →