Where does “solotnic” come from?

solotnic (Romanian) comes from Russian золотни́к, from Russian зо́лото, from Old East Slavic золото, from Proto-Slavic zolto, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰl̥tóm, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰelh₃- — to flourish; green, yellow.

solotnic (Romanian): zolotnik

Definitions

  1. zolotnik

Ancestry of “solotnic”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianзолотни́кzolotnik an old Russian unit of weight, equal to 1/96 of a pound or approximately 4.266 grams
2Russianзо́лотоgold
3Old East Slavicзолотоgold
4Proto-Slaviczoltogold
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰl̥tómgold
6Proto-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 →
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