Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/zelenъ

This Proto-Slavic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Slavic edit

Etymology edit

Apparently originally participle of verb **zelti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *źelˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰelh₃-. Morphologically *zel- +‎ *-enъ.

Baltic cognates include Lithuanian žélti (to sprout), žãlias (green), žel̃vas (greenish), Latvian zelt (to become green), zaļš (green), Old Prussian saligan (green).

Indo-European cognates include Sanskrit हरि (hari, fallow, yellowish, greenish), Avestan 𐬰𐬀𐬭𐬀𐬥𐬫𐬀 (zaranya), Latin helvus (honey-yellow), Albanian dhelpërë, Ancient Greek χλωρός (khlōrós, pale green, greenish yellow), Proto-Germanic *gelwaz (yellow).

Adjective edit

*zelènъ[1][2]

  1. green

Inflection edit

Accent paradigm b.

See also edit

Colors in Proto-Slavic · *mȃsti (layout · text)
     *bělъ
(of animals) *bronъ
     *sivъ, *śěrъ, *śědъ      *čьrnъ, *smaglъ/*smǫglъ
(of animals) *vornъ, *galъ
             *čьrvenъ, *ryďь, *ruměnъ              *rudъ, *granivъ; *smědъ,
(of animals) *gnědъ
             *žьltъ
(of animals) *solvъ; *polvъ
             *zelenъ              *zelenъ, *grěnъ             
                          *polvъ              *siňь; *modrъ
             *slivъ              *bagrъ             

Descendants edit

Further reading edit

References edit

  1. ^ Derksen, Rick (2008), “*zelènъ”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden; Boston: Brill, →ISBN, →ISSN, page 541: “adj. o (b) ‘green’”
  2. ^ Olander, Thomas (2001), “zelenъ zelena zeleno”, in Common Slavic Accentological Word List, Copenhagen: Editiones Olander: “b grøn (PR 136)”