Where does “zelenina” come from?

zelenina (Slovak) comes from Slovak zelený, from Proto-Slavic zelenъ, from Proto-Slavic zelti, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰelh₃- — to flourish; green, yellow.

zelenina (Slovak): a vegetable; the vegetables

Definitions

  1. a vegetable; the vegetables

Ancestry of “zelenina”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Slovakzelenýgreen
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 →
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