Where does “žloutenka” come from?
žloutenka (Czech) comes from Czech žlutý, from Proto-Slavic žьltъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic gilˀtas, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰelh₃- — to flourish; green, yellow.
žloutenka (Czech): jaundice
Ancestry of “žloutenka”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Czech | žlutý | yellow |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | žьltъ | yellow |
| 3 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | gilˀtas | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰelh₃- | to flourish; green, yellow |