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Where does “dzelts” come from?

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

dzelts (Latvian): stung; indefinite past passive participle of...

Definitions

  1. stung; indefinite past passive participle of...

Ancestry of “dzelts”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Balto-Slavicgilˀtas—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰelh₃-to flourish; green, yellow

Words derived from “dzelts”

  • iedzeltens
  • dzeltenīgs
  • dzeltengans
  • dzeltens
  • dzeltenums
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰelh₃- →