Where does “серо-зелёный” come from?

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

серо-зелёный (Russian): grey-green

Definitions

  1. grey-green

Ancestry of “серо-зелёный”, step by step

серо-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 се́рый

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianсе́рыйgrey
2Proto-Slavicśěrъgray
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰelh₃- →Every word from Proto-Slavic zelti →Every word from Proto-Slavic zelenъ →