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