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Where does “zlat” come from?

zlat (Slovene) comes from Proto-Slavic zoltъ, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰelh₃- — to flourish; green, yellow.

zlat (Slovene): gold, golden; kind

Definitions

  1. gold, golden; kind

Ancestry of “zlat”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slaviczoltъgolden
2Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰelh₃-to flourish; green, yellow
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