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Where does “zlatý” come from?

zlatý (Czech) comes from Proto-Slavic zoltъ, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰelh₃- — to flourish; green, yellow.

zlatý (Czech): gold, golden

Definitions

  1. gold, golden

Ancestry of “zlatý”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slaviczoltъgolden
2Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰelh₃-to flourish; green, yellow

Words derived from “zlatý”

  • zlatobýl
  • Zlatovláska
  • Zlatovlásčin
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