Where does “зеленовато-голубой” come from?

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

зеленовато-голубой (Russian): teal

Definitions

  1. teal

Ancestry of “зеленовато-голубой”, step by step

зеленовато-голубой traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Russian зеленова́тый

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianзеленова́тыйgreenish
2Russianзелёныйgreen; inexperienced, raw; sickly, deathly pale
3Proto-Slaviczelenъgreen
4Proto-Slaviczeltiperhaps to hurt, to sting, to inflict trauma
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰelh₃-to flourish; green, yellow

via Russian голубо́й

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianголубо́йlight blue, sky blue, azure contrasts with
2Old East Slavicголѫбъlight blue
3Proto-Slavic*golǫbъblue
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰelh₃-Every word from Proto-Slavic zeltiEvery word from Proto-Slavic zelenъ