Where does “zimozielony” come from?

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

zimozielony (Polish): evergreen

Definitions

  1. evergreen

Ancestry of “zimozielony”, step by step

zimozielony 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 Zima

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PolishZima—
2Old Polishzima—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰelh₃- →Every word from Proto-Slavic zelti →Every word from Proto-Slavic zelenъ →