Where does “złoto” come from?

złoto (Upper Sorbian) comes from Proto-Slavic zolto, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰl̥tóm, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰelh₃- — to flourish; green, yellow.

złoto (Upper Sorbian): gold

Definitions

  1. gold

Ancestry of “złoto”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slaviczoltogold
2Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰl̥tómgold
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰelh₃-to flourish; green, yellow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰelh₃- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰl̥tóm →Every word from Proto-Slavic zolto →