Where does “zils” come from?
zils (Latvian) comes from Proto-Balto-Slavic žil-as, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰelh₃- — to flourish; green, yellow.
zils (Latvian): blue
Ancestry of “zils”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | žil-as | — |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰelh₃- | to flourish; green, yellow |
Words derived from “zils”