Where does “zlotaș” come from?

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

zlotaș (Romanian): tax collector

Definitions

  1. tax collector

Ancestry of “zlotaș”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianzlotzloty
2PolishZłotygolden
3Old Polishzłotygolden
4Proto-Slaviczoltъgolden
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰelh₃-to flourish; green, yellow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰelh₃- →Every word from Proto-Slavic zoltъ →Every word from Old Polish złoty →