Where does “золоти́ть” come from?

золоти́ть (Russian) comes 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.

золоти́ть (Russian): to gild

Definitions

  1. to gild

Ancestry of “золоти́ть”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianзо́лотоgold
2Old East Slavicзолотоgold
3Proto-Slaviczoltogold
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰl̥tómgold
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰelh₃-to flourish; green, yellow

Words derived from “золоти́ть”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰelh₃- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰl̥tóm →Every word from Proto-Slavic zolto →