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
- green, greenness; plants, the green parts of...
Ancestry of “zaļums”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latvian | zaļš | green; green, greenish; pale, unhealthy color |
| 2 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | zel- | — |
| 3 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | zal- | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰelh₃- | to flourish; green, yellow |