Where does “зла̑то” come from?

зла̑то (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Proto-Slavic zolto, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰl̥tóm, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰelh₃- — to flourish; green, yellow.

зла̑то (Serbo-Croatian): gold metal

Definitions

  1. gold metal

Ancestry of “зла̑то”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slaviczoltogold
2Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰl̥tómgold
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰelh₃-to flourish; green, yellow

Words derived from “зла̑то”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰelh₃- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰl̥tóm →Every word from Proto-Slavic zolto →
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