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

Definitions

  1. blue

Ancestry of “zils”, step by step

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

Words derived from “zils”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰelh₃- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic žil-as →