Where does “złotowłosy” come from?

złotowłosy (Polish) comes from Polish Złoty, from Old Polish złoty, from Proto-Slavic zoltъ, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰelh₃- — to flourish; green, yellow.

złotowłosy (Polish): golden-haired

Definitions

  1. golden-haired

Ancestry of “złotowłosy”, step by step

złotowłosy traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Polish Złoty

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PolishZłotygolden
2Old Polishzłotygolden
3Proto-Slaviczoltъgolden
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰelh₃-to flourish; green, yellow

via Polish włos

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishwłoshair
2Old Polishwłos—

Words derived from “złotowłosy”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰelh₃- →Every word from Proto-Slavic zoltъ →Every word from Old Polish złoty →