Where does “зеленка” come from?

зеленка (Ukrainian) comes from Ukrainian -ка, from Proto-Slavic -ъka, from Proto-Indo-European -kos — Creates deadjectival and desubstantival...

зеленка (Ukrainian): brilliant green dye and antiseptic

Definitions

  1. brilliant green dye and antiseptic

Ancestry of “зеленка”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ukrainian-ка—
2Proto-Slavic-ъkaDenominal, forms diminutives; Deadjectival,...
3Proto-Indo-European-kosCreates deadjectival and desubstantival...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -kos →Every word from Ukrainian -ка →Every word from Proto-Slavic -ъka →