Where does “златар” come from?
златар (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian зла̑то, from Proto-Slavic zolto, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰl̥tóm, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰelh₃- — to flourish; green, yellow.
златар (Serbo-Croatian): goldsmith
Ancestry of “златар”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Serbo-Croatian | зла̑то | — |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | zolto | gold |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰl̥tóm | gold |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰelh₃- | to flourish; green, yellow |