Where does “zel-” come from?

zel- (Proto-Balto-Slavic) comes from Proto-Balto-Slavic zal-, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰelh₃- — to flourish; green, yellow.

Ancestry of “zel-”, step by step

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

Words derived from “zel-”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰelh₃- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic zal- →