Where does “jasnozielony” come from?

jasnozielony (Polish) comes from Polish Zielony, from Proto-Slavic zelenъ, from Proto-Slavic zelti, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰelh₃- — to flourish; green, yellow.

jasnozielony (Polish): light green

Definitions

  1. light green

Ancestry of “jasnozielony”, step by step

jasnozielony traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Polish Zielony

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PolishZielonygreen
2Proto-Slaviczelenъgreen
3Proto-Slaviczeltiperhaps to hurt, to sting, to inflict trauma
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰelh₃-to flourish; green, yellow

via Polish Jasny

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PolishJasnybright; light
2Old Polishjasnybright
3Proto-Slavic*ě̀snъclear, bright
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰelh₃- →Every word from Proto-Slavic zelti →Every word from Proto-Slavic zelenъ →