Where does “ярко-зелёный” come from?
ярко-зелёный (Russian) comes from Russian зелёный, from Proto-Slavic zelenъ, from Proto-Slavic zelti, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰelh₃- — to flourish; green, yellow.
ярко-зелёный (Russian): bright green
Definitions
- bright green
Ancestry of “ярко-зелёный”, step by step
ярко-зелёный traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Russian зелёный
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | зелёный | green; inexperienced, raw; sickly, deathly pale |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | zelenъ | green |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | zelti | perhaps to hurt, to sting, to inflict trauma |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰelh₃- | to flourish; green, yellow |
via Russian я́ркий
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | я́ркий | bright |