Where does “zelenka” come from?

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

zelenka (Upper Sorbian): greenfinch, especially the European greenfinch (Chloris chloris)

Definitions

  1. greenfinch, especially the European greenfinch (Chloris chloris)

Ancestry of “zelenka”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Upper Sorbianzelenygreen
2Proto-Slaviczelenъgreen
3Proto-Slaviczeltiperhaps to hurt, to sting, to inflict trauma
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰelh₃-to flourish; green, yellow

Words derived from “zelenka”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰelh₃- →Every word from Proto-Slavic zelti →Every word from Proto-Slavic zelenъ →
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