Where does “dzeltens” come from?

dzeltens (Latvian) comes from Latvian dzelts, from Proto-Balto-Slavic gilˀtas, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰelh₃- — to flourish; green, yellow.

dzeltens (Latvian): yellow

Definitions

  1. yellow

Ancestry of “dzeltens”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latviandzeltsstung; indefinite past passive participle of...
2Proto-Balto-Slavicgilˀtasyellow
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰelh₃-to flourish; green, yellow

Words derived from “dzeltens”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰelh₃- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic gilˀtas →Every word from Latvian dzelts →
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