Where does “zlatokop” come from?

zlatokop (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.

zlatokop (Czech): prospector of gold

Definitions

  1. prospector of gold

Ancestry of “zlatokop”, step by step

zlatokop traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Czech zlato

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechzlatogold; darling; or, gold
2Old Czechzlatogold
3Proto-Slaviczoltogold
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰl̥tómgold
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰelh₃-to flourish; green, yellow

via Czech kopat

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechkopatto dig; to kick
2Old Czechkopati—
3Proto-Slavickǫpatito bathe; to swim
4Proto-Indo-European(s)kep-to grave, to strike; to chop, to dig; to grave,...

Words derived from “zlatokop”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰelh₃- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰl̥tóm →Every word from Proto-Slavic zolto →
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