Where does “zilgans” come from?

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

zilgans (Latvian): bluish, with a tone of blue

Definitions

  1. bluish, with a tone of blue

Ancestry of “zilgans”, step by step

zilgans traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latvian zils

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latvianzilsblue
2Proto-Balto-Slavicžil-as—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰelh₃-to flourish; green, yellow

via Latvian gans

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latviangansshepherd
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰelh₃- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic žil-as →Every word from Latvian zils →