Where does “zelenaš” come from?

zelenaš (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian aš, from German ās, from French as, from Italian asso, from German ass, from English ace, from English asexual, from English ā- — a wooden vessel made of hooped staves; wooden...

zelenaš (Serbo-Croatian): usurer

Definitions

  1. usurer

Ancestry of “zelenaš”, step by step

zelenaš traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Serbo-Croatian

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianbecause
2Germanāsas, a unit and a Roman coin
3Frenchasace; as; second-person singular present...
4Italianassoace; A piece or side having a single dot
5GermanassSwitzerland and Liechtenstein standard spelling...
6EnglishaceA single point or spot on a playing card or die;...
7EnglishasexualNonsexual in nature, unmarked by sexual activity;...
8Englishā-
9Old Englishġe-used as an intensifier for verbs, indicating completeness or perfection
10Proto-West Germanicga-used as an intensifier for verbs, indicating...
11Proto-Germanicga-Indicates association or togetherness; co-;...
12Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
13Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
14Middle Englishkyt
15Middle Dutchkittea wooden vessel made of hooped staves; wooden...

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
Every word from Middle Dutch kitteEvery word from Middle English kytEvery word from Proto-Indo-European ḱe