Where does “злато” come from?

злато (Bulgarian) comes from Old Church Slavonic злато, from Proto-Slavic zolto, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰl̥tóm, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰelh₃- — to flourish; green, yellow.

злато (Bulgarian): gold; sheet of tinfoil

Definitions

  1. gold; sheet of tinfoil

Ancestry of “злато”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Church Slavonicзлатоgold
2Proto-Slaviczoltogold
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰl̥tómgold
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰelh₃-to flourish; green, yellow

Words derived from “злато”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰelh₃- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰl̥tóm →Every word from Proto-Slavic zolto →