Where does “золотодобыча” come from?

золотодобыча (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.

золотодобыча (Russian): goldmining (industry)

Definitions

  1. goldmining (industry)

Ancestry of “золотодобыча”, step by step

золотодобыча traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Russian зо́лото

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

via Russian добы́ча

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianдобы́чаextraction, mining, quarrying
2Proto-Slavicdobyťasupply, loot; stock
3Proto-Slavic-jaSuffix creating feminine action nouns, usually...
4Proto-Indo-European-yeh₂—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰelh₃- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰl̥tóm →Every word from Proto-Slavic zolto →