Where does “zolotnik” come from?

zolotnik (English) comes from Russian золотни́к, from Russian зо́лото, from Old East Slavic золото, from Proto-Slavic zolto, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰl̥tóm, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰelh₃- — to flourish; green, yellow.

zolotnik (English): An old Russian unit of weight, equal to 4.2658...

Definitions

  1. An old Russian unit of weight, equal to 4.2658...

Ancestry of “zolotnik”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianзолотни́кzolotnik an old Russian unit of weight, equal to 1/96 of a pound or approximately 4.266 grams
2Russianзо́лотоgold
3Old East Slavicзолотоgold
4Proto-Slaviczoltogold
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰl̥tómgold
6Proto-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 →
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