Where does “zèleno” come from?

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

zèleno (Romani): green

Definitions

  1. green

Ancestry of “zèleno”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianzèlengreen
2Proto-Slaviczelenъgreen
3Proto-Slaviczeltiperhaps to hurt, to sting, to inflict trauma
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰelh₃-to flourish; green, yellow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰelh₃-Every word from Proto-Slavic zeltiEvery word from Proto-Slavic zelenъ