English
Zolote
Zolote comes from Ukrainian Золоте́, from золото ‘gold’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰelh₃- ‘green, yellow’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*ǵʰelh₃-‘green, yellow’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*ǵʰolh₃tomreconstructed
- Proto-Slavicc. 400–900 CE*zolto‘gold’reconstructed
- Old East Slavicmodernзолото‘gold’
- Ukrainianmodernsame form‘gold’
- Ukrainian, derivedmodernЗолоте́Zoloté
- EnglishtodayZolote
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*ǵʰelh₃-‘green, yellow’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*ǵʰolh₃tomreconstructed
- Proto-Slavicc. 400–900 CE*zolto‘gold’reconstructed
- Old East Slavicmodernзолото‘gold’
- Ukrainianmodernsame form‘gold’
- Ukrainian, derivedmodernЗолоте́Zoloté
- EnglishtodayZolote
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰelh₃- ‘green, yellow’
gold, fell, yellow, gall, chlorine, gullible, cholera, felon, yolk, glib, gild, choline, chlorella, zloty, 28 more
Today it means
name A city in Luhansk Oblast, in eastern Ukraine.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰelh₃- / Zolote