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Where does “золотисто” come from?

золотисто (Russian) comes from Russian золоти́стый, 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.

золотисто (Russian): light golden, gold yellow; short neuter singular...

Definitions

  1. light golden, gold yellow; short neuter singular...

Ancestry of “золотисто”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianзолоти́стый—
2Russianзо́лотоgold
3Old East Slavicзолото—
4Proto-Slaviczoltogold
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰl̥tómgold
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰelh₃-to flourish; green, yellow
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