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
- green; green, greenish; pale, unhealthy color
Ancestry of “zaļš”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | zel- | — |
| 2 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | zal- | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰelh₃- | to flourish; green, yellow |
Words derived from “zaļš”