Where does “pazłotka” come from?

pazłotka (Polish) comes from Polish złoto, from Proto-Slavic zolto, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰl̥tóm, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰelh₃- — to flourish; green, yellow.

pazłotka (Polish): golden-colored paper

Definitions

  1. golden-colored paper

Ancestry of “pazłotka”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishzłotogold
2Proto-Slaviczoltogold
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰl̥tómgold
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰelh₃-to flourish; green, yellow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰelh₃- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰl̥tóm →Every word from Proto-Slavic zolto →