Where does “желторотый” come from?

желторотый (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.

желторотый (Russian): yellowmouth

Definitions

  1. yellowmouth

Ancestry of “желторотый”, step by step

желторотый traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Russian жёлтый

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianжёлтыйyellow
2Old East Slavicжьлтъ—
3Proto-Slavicžьltъyellow
4Proto-Balto-Slavicgilˀtasyellow
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰelh₃-to flourish; green, yellow

via Russian рот

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianротmouth; genitive plural of ро́та
2Proto-Slavicrъtъbeak, tooth; cliff, hill
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰelh₃- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic gilˀtas →Every word from Proto-Slavic žьltъ →