Where does “золотиться” come from?

золотиться (Russian) comes from Russian золоти́ть, 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.

Ancestry of “золотиться”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianзолоти́тьto gild
2Russianзо́лотоgold
3Old East Slavicзолотоgold
4Proto-Slaviczoltogold
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰl̥tómgold
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰelh₃-to flourish; green, yellow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰelh₃- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰl̥tóm →Every word from Proto-Slavic zolto →
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