Where does “zaļums” come from?

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

zaļums (Latvian): green, greenness; plants, the green parts of...

Definitions

  1. green, greenness; plants, the green parts of...

Ancestry of “zaļums”, 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- →
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