Where does “zloty” come from?

zloty (Swedish) comes from Polish Złoty, from Old Polish złoty, from Proto-Slavic zoltъ, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰelh₃- — to flourish; green, yellow.

zloty (Swedish): zloty, currency of Poland

Definitions

  1. zloty, currency of Poland

Ancestry of “zloty”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PolishZłotygolden
2Old Polishzłotygolden
3Proto-Slaviczoltъgolden
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰelh₃-to flourish; green, yellow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰelh₃- →Every word from Proto-Slavic zoltъ →Every word from Old Polish złoty →