Where does “жёлто-зелёный” come from?

жёлто-зелёный (Russian) comes from Russian жёлтый, from Old East Slavic жьлтъ, from Proto-Slavic žьltъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic gilˀtas, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰelh₃- — to flourish; green, yellow.

жёлто-зелёный (Russian): lime, yellow-green

Definitions

  1. lime, yellow-green

Ancestry of “жёлто-зелёный”, step by step

жёлто-зелёный traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Russian жёлтый

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianжёлтыйyellow
2Old East Slavicжьлтъ—
3Proto-Slavicžьltъyellow
4Proto-Balto-Slavicgilˀtasyellow
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰelh₃-to flourish; green, yellow

via Russian зелёный

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianзелёныйgreen; inexperienced, raw; sickly, deathly pale
2Proto-Slaviczelenъgreen
3Proto-Slaviczeltiperhaps to hurt, to sting, to inflict trauma
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰelh₃- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic gilˀtas →Every word from Proto-Slavic žьltъ →
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