Where does “зо́лото” come from?

зо́лото (Russian) comes from Old East Slavic золото, from Proto-Slavic zolto, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰl̥tóm, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰelh₃- — to flourish; green, yellow.

зо́лото (Russian): gold

Definitions

  1. gold

Ancestry of “зо́лото”, step by step

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

Words derived from “зо́лото”

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