Where does “розово-зелёный” come from?

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

розово-зелёный (Russian): pink and green

Definitions

  1. pink and green

Ancestry of “розово-зелёный”, step by step

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

via Russian зелёный

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

via Russian ро́зовый

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianро́зовыйpink
2Russianро́заrose (shrub, flower)
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰelh₃- →Every word from Proto-Slavic zelti →Every word from Proto-Slavic zelenъ →
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