Where does “зелень” come from?

зелень (Ukrainian) comes from Ukrainian -ь, from Proto-Slavic -ь, from Proto-Indo-European -is — Forms nouns from verbs.

зелень (Ukrainian): greenery, verdure

Definitions

  1. greenery, verdure

Ancestry of “зелень”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ukrainian-ь—
2Proto-Slavic-ьForms nouns; From adjectives; From participles
3Proto-Indo-European-isForms nouns from verbs
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -is →Every word from Proto-Slavic -ь →Every word from Ukrainian -ь →