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Where does “žlutý” come from?

žlutý (Czech) comes from Proto-Slavic žьltъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic gilˀtas, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰelh₃- — to flourish; green, yellow.

žlutý (Czech): yellow

Definitions

  1. yellow

Ancestry of “žlutý”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicžьltъyellow
2Proto-Balto-Slavicgilˀtas—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰelh₃-to flourish; green, yellow

Words derived from “žlutý”

  • žloutenka
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰelh₃- →