Where does “Zeleny” come from?

Zeleny (English) 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.

Ancestry of “Zeleny”, step by step

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 ǵʰelh₃-Every word from Proto-Slavic zeltiEvery word from Proto-Slavic zelenъ