Where does “златорогий” come from?

златорогий (Russian) comes from Russian зла́то, from Old Church Slavonic злато, from Proto-Slavic zolto, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰl̥tóm, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰelh₃- — to flourish; green, yellow.

златорогий (Russian): golden-horned; gilded-horned

Definitions

  1. golden-horned; gilded-horned

Ancestry of “златорогий”, step by step

златорогий traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Russian зла́то

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianзла́тоgold
2Old Church Slavonicзлатоgold
3Proto-Slaviczoltogold
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰl̥tómgold
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰelh₃-to flourish; green, yellow

via Russian рог

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1RussianрогN.B.— "The irregular plural рога is actually an...
2Proto-Slavicrogъhorn
3Proto-Balto-Slavicrágashorn
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰelh₃- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰl̥tóm →Every word from Proto-Slavic zolto →