Where does “пожелтеть” come from?

пожелтеть (Russian) comes from Russian желте́ть, from Russian жёлтый, from Old East Slavic жьлтъ, from Proto-Slavic žьltъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic gilˀtas, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰelh₃- — to flourish; green, yellow.

пожелтеть (Russian): to become yellow

Definitions

  1. to become yellow

Ancestry of “пожелтеть”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianжелте́тьto become yellow
2Russianжёлтыйyellow
3Old East Slavicжьлтъ—
4Proto-Slavicžьltъyellow
5Proto-Balto-Slavicgilˀtasyellow
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰelh₃-to flourish; green, yellow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰelh₃- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic gilˀtas →Every word from Proto-Slavic žьltъ →
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