Where does “suulutaaq” come from?
suulutaaq (Yup'ik) comes from Russian зо́лото, from Old East Slavic золото, from Proto-Slavic zolto, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰl̥tóm, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰelh₃- — to flourish; green, yellow.
suulutaaq (Yup'ik): gold
Ancestry of “suulutaaq”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Russian | зо́лото | gold |
| 2 | Old East Slavic | золото | — |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | zolto | gold |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰl̥tóm | gold |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰelh₃- | to flourish; green, yellow |