Where does “zelenika” come from?

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

zelenika (Serbo-Croatian): mock privet; boxwood

Definitions

  1. mock privet; boxwood

Ancestry of “zelenika”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianzèlengreen
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 →