Where does “zlatíčko” come from?

zlatíčko (Czech) comes from Czech zlato, from Old Czech zlato, from Proto-Slavic zolto, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰl̥tóm, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰelh₃- — to flourish; green, yellow.

zlatíčko (Czech): honey, darling, sweetheart

Definitions

  1. honey, darling, sweetheart

Ancestry of “zlatíčko”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechzlatogold; darling; or, gold
2Old Czechzlatogold
3Proto-Slaviczoltogold
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰl̥tómgold
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰelh₃-to flourish; green, yellow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰelh₃- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰl̥tóm →Every word from Proto-Slavic zolto →