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Where does “zlato” come from?

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

Ancestry of “zlato”, step by step

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

Words derived from “zlato”

  • zlatar
  • zlatnina
  • zlatiti
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