Where does “zelenk” come from?

zelenk (Upper Sorbian) comes from Upper Sorbian zeleny, from Proto-Slavic zelenъ, from Proto-Slavic zelti, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰelh₃- — to flourish; green, yellow.

zelenk (Upper Sorbian): green-cracking russula, quilted green russula, green brittlegill

Definitions

  1. green-cracking russula, quilted green russula, green brittlegill

Ancestry of “zelenk”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Upper Sorbianzelenygreen
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 →