Reconstruction:Proto-Balto-Slavic/źálˀta

This Proto-Balto-Slavic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Balto-Slavic

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰólh₃-tom (“gold”, o-grade), from *ǵʰelh₃- (“yellow, green”). Cognate with Proto-Germanic *gulþą (“gold”) < *ǵʰĺ̥h₃-tom (zero-grade).

Noun

*źálˀta n[1]

  1. gold
    Synonym: *źélˀtas
adjectives
nouns
  • *źélˀtas m (“gold”)
verbs
  • *źelˀtei (“to become green”)

Descendants

  • Proto-Slavic: *zȏlto (see there for further descendants)

References

  1. ^ BSW, page 368: “želta-”, “žalta-”

Further reading

  • EDSIL, page 547: “*zȍlto”, “PIE *ǵʰolh₃-to-”
  • EDPG, page 194: “*gulþa- ~ *gulda-”, “< *ǵʰolh₃-to-”
  • SEJL2, page 2317‒2318: “želtas”, “pbsł. *žāl-ta- < pie. *ǵʰolh₃-to-”
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