Where does “zaļš” come from?

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

zaļš (Latvian): green; green, greenish; pale, unhealthy color

Definitions

  1. green; green, greenish; pale, unhealthy color

Ancestry of “zaļš”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Balto-Slaviczel-—
2Proto-Balto-Slaviczal-—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰelh₃-to flourish; green, yellow

Words derived from “zaļš”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰelh₃- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic zal- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic zel- →