Where does “iezaļš” come from?

iezaļš (Latvian) comes from Latvian zaļš, from Proto-Balto-Slavic zel-, from Proto-Balto-Slavic zal-, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰelh₃- — to flourish; green, yellow.

iezaļš (Latvian): a little green, with a tone of green, greenish

Definitions

  1. a little green, with a tone of green, greenish

Ancestry of “iezaļš”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latvianzaļšgreen; green, greenish; pale, unhealthy color
2Proto-Balto-Slaviczel-—
3Proto-Balto-Slaviczal-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰelh₃-to flourish; green, yellow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰelh₃- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic zal- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic zel- →