Where does “желтоватый” come from?

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

желтоватый (Russian): yellowish; sallow

Definitions

  1. yellowish; sallow

Ancestry of “желтоватый”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianжёлтыйyellow
2Old East Slavicжьлтъ—
3Proto-Slavicžьltъyellow
4Proto-Balto-Slavicgilˀtasyellow
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰelh₃-to flourish; green, yellow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰelh₃- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic gilˀtas →Every word from Proto-Slavic žьltъ →