Where does “зеленика” come from?

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

зеленика (Serbo-Croatian): mock privet (Phillyrea genus)

Definitions

  1. mock privet (Phillyrea genus)

Ancestry of “зеленика”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianзеленgreen; unripe; inexperienced
2Proto-Slaviczelenъgreen
3Proto-Slaviczeltiperhaps to hurt, to sting, to inflict trauma
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰelh₃-to flourish; green, yellow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰelh₃- →Every word from Proto-Slavic zelti →Every word from Proto-Slavic zelenъ →