Where does “злоти” come from?
злоти (Macedonian) comes from Polish Złoty, from Old Polish złoty, from Proto-Slavic zoltъ, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰelh₃- — to flourish; green, yellow.
злоти (Macedonian): zloty
Ancestry of “злоти”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Polish | Złoty | — |
| 2 | Old Polish | złoty | — |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | zoltъ | golden |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰelh₃- | to flourish; green, yellow |