Where does “жьлтъ” come from?

жьлтъ (Old East Slavic) comes from Proto-Slavic žьltъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic gilˀtas, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰelh₃- — to flourish; green, yellow.

Ancestry of “жьлтъ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicžьltъyellow
2Proto-Balto-Slavicgilˀtasyellow
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰelh₃-to flourish; green, yellow

Words derived from “жьлтъ”

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