Where does “zelenъ” come from?

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

zelenъ (Proto-Slavic): green

Definitions

  1. green

Ancestry of “zelenъ”, step by step

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

Words derived from “zelenъ”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰelh₃- →Every word from Proto-Slavic zelti →