Where does “zlatobýl” come from?

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

zlatobýl (Czech): goldenrod

Definitions

  1. goldenrod

Ancestry of “zlatobýl”, step by step

zlatobýl traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Czech zlatý

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechzlatýgold, golden
2Proto-Slaviczoltъgolden
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰelh₃-to flourish; green, yellow

via Czech bylina

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechbylinaherb; bylina
2Russianбыли́наbylina traditional East Slavic oral epic narrative poem
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰelh₃- →Every word from Proto-Slavic zoltъ →Every word from Czech zlatý →