Where does “зелен” come from?

зелен (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Proto-Slavic zelenъ, from Proto-Slavic zelti, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰelh₃- — to flourish; green, yellow.

зелен (Serbo-Croatian): green; unripe; inexperienced

Definitions

  1. green; unripe; inexperienced

Ancestry of “зелен”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slaviczelenъgreen
2Proto-Slaviczeltiperhaps to hurt, to sting, to inflict trauma
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰelh₃-to flourish; green, yellow

Words derived from “зелен”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰelh₃- →Every word from Proto-Slavic zelti →Every word from Proto-Slavic zelenъ →
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