Where does “зеленова́тый” come from?

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

зеленова́тый (Russian): greenish

Definitions

  1. greenish

Ancestry of “зеленова́тый”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianзелёныйgreen; inexperienced, raw; sickly, deathly pale
2Proto-Slaviczelenъgreen
3Proto-Slaviczeltiperhaps to hurt, to sting, to inflict trauma
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰelh₃-to flourish; green, yellow

Words derived from “зеленова́тый”

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