Where does “žltý” come from?

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

žltý (Slovak): yellow

Definitions

  1. yellow

Ancestry of “žltý”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicžьltъyellow
2Proto-Balto-Slavicgilˀtasyellow
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰelh₃-to flourish; green, yellow

Words derived from “žltý”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰelh₃- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic gilˀtas →Every word from Proto-Slavic žьltъ →
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