Where does “zloty” come from?

zloty (French) comes from Polish Złoty, from Old Polish złoty, from Proto-Slavic zoltъ, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰelh₃- — to flourish; green, yellow.

zloty (French): zloty

Definitions

  1. zloty

Ancestry of “zloty”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PolishZłotygolden
2Old Polishzłotygolden
3Proto-Slaviczoltъgolden
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰelh₃-to flourish; green, yellow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰelh₃- →Every word from Proto-Slavic zoltъ →Every word from Old Polish złoty →