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
- a vegetable; the vegetables
Ancestry of “zelenina”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Slovak | zelený | green |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | zelenъ | green |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | zelti | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰelh₃- | to flourish; green, yellow |