Where does “žolė” come from?

žolė (Lithuanian) comes from Proto-Slavic zelti, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰelh₃- — to flourish; green, yellow.

žolė (Lithuanian): grass

Definitions

  1. grass

Ancestry of “žolė”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slaviczeltiperhaps to hurt, to sting, to inflict trauma
2Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰelh₃-to flourish; green, yellow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰelh₃- →Every word from Proto-Slavic zelti →