Where does “жут” come from?

жут (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Proto-Slavic žьltъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic gilˀtas, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰelh₃- — to flourish; green, yellow.

жут (Serbo-Croatian): yellow

Definitions

  1. yellow

Ancestry of “жут”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicžьltъyellow
2Proto-Balto-Slavicgilˀtasyellow
3Proto-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 →