Where does “жълт” come from?

жълт (Bulgarian) comes from Old Church Slavonic жлътъ, from Proto-Slavic žьltъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic gilˀtas, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰelh₃- — to flourish; green, yellow.

жълт (Bulgarian): yellow (having a yellow colour), wheaten

Definitions

  1. yellow (having a yellow colour), wheaten

Ancestry of “жълт”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Church Slavonicжлътъyellow
2Proto-Slavicžьltъyellow
3Proto-Balto-Slavicgilˀtasyellow
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰelh₃-to flourish; green, yellow

Words derived from “жълт”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰelh₃- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic gilˀtas →Every word from Proto-Slavic žьltъ →
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