ǵʰelh₃wós (Proto-Indo-European)

Where does "ǵʰelh₃wós" come from?

The Proto-Indo-European adjective '*ǵʰelh₃wós', meaning 'green, yellow', was formed by combining the base '*ǵʰelh₃-' with the suffix '*-wós'[1].

Open questions

• The Proto-Indo-European form is a reconstructed proto-form derived from earlier roots and suffixes. [1]

Full etymology tree

• *ǵʰelh₃wós (Proto-Indo-European), 'green, yellow'
  • compound *ǵʰelh₃- (Proto-Indo-European), 'green, yellow'
  • suffix *-wós (Proto-Indo-European), 'Creates adjectives from verb stems.'

Ancestors

• *ǵʰelh₃- (Proto-Indo-European)
• *-wós (Proto-Indo-European)

Sources

1. ǵʰelh₃wós (Proto-Indo-European) - Wiktionary

Updated August 2026

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