Where does “Зеленортска острва” come from?
Зеленортска острва (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian зелен, from Proto-Slavic zelenъ, from Proto-Slavic zelti, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰelh₃- — to flourish; green, yellow.
Ancestry of “Зеленортска острва”, step by step
Зеленортска острва traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Serbo-Croatian зелен
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Serbo-Croatian | зелен | green; unripe; inexperienced |
| 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 |