Where does “zilene” come from?

zilene (Latvian) comes from Latvian zils, from Proto-Balto-Slavic žil-as, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰelh₃- — to flourish; green, yellow.

zilene (Latvian): bog bilberry

Definitions

  1. bog bilberry

Ancestry of “zilene”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latvianzilsblue
2Proto-Balto-Slavicžil-as—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰelh₃-to flourish; green, yellow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰelh₃- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic žil-as →Every word from Latvian zils →