Where does “dzeltenums” come from?
dzeltenums (Latvian) comes from Latvian dzeltens, from Latvian dzelts, from Proto-Balto-Slavic gilˀtas, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰelh₃- — to flourish; green, yellow.
dzeltenums (Latvian): yellow, yellowness; yolk
Ancestry of “dzeltenums”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latvian | dzeltens | yellow |
| 2 | Latvian | dzelts | stung; indefinite past passive participle of... |
| 3 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | gilˀtas | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰelh₃- | to flourish; green, yellow |