Where does “золотовалютный” come from?
золотовалютный (Russian) comes from Russian валюта, from Italian valuta, from Latin valeō, from Proto-Italic walēō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂wl̥h₁éh₁yeti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂welh₁- — to rule; strong, powerful; hair; wool.
золотовалютный (Russian): gold and currency
Definitions
- gold and currency
Ancestry of “золотовалютный”, step by step
золотовалютный traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Russian валюта
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | валюта | currency; foreign currency |
| 2 | Italian | valuta | third-person singular present indicative of... |
| 3 | Latin | valeō | to have strength, influence, power; to avail |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | walēō | to be strong |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂wl̥h₁éh₁yeti | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂welh₁- | to rule; strong, powerful; hair; wool |