Where does “zȉmzelēn” come from?

zȉmzelēn (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian zíma, from Proto-Slavic zimà, from Proto-Balto-Slavic źeimā́ˀ, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰéyōm, from Proto-Indo-European -ōm, from Proto-Indo-European -mi.

zȉmzelēn (Serbo-Croatian): evergreen

Definitions

  1. evergreen

Ancestry of “zȉmzelēn”, step by step

zȉmzelēn traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Serbo-Croatian zíma

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianzímawinter
2Proto-Slaviczimàwinter
3Proto-Balto-Slavicźeimā́ˀwinter
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰéyōmwinter; year; frost, snow
5Proto-Indo-European-ōmemphatic suffix or postpositive particle
6Proto-Indo-European-mi—

via Serbo-Croatian zèlen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianzèlengreen
2Proto-Slaviczelenъgreen
3Proto-Slaviczeltiperhaps to hurt, to sting, to inflict trauma
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰelh₃-to flourish; green, yellow

Words derived from “zȉmzelēn”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -mi →Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ōm →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰéyōm →