Where does “зеленъ” come from?
зеленъ (Old Church Slavonic) comes from Proto-Slavic zelenъ, from Proto-Slavic zelti, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰelh₃- — to flourish; green, yellow.
зеленъ (Old Church Slavonic): green
Ancestry of “зеленъ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Slavic | zelenъ | green |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | zelti | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰelh₃- | to flourish; green, yellow |