Reconstruction:Proto-Balto-Slavic/gilˀtás

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

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰl̥h₃-tós (zero-grade), *ǵʰelh₃-tós (full-grade) with depalatalization, from *ǵʰelh₃- (“green, yellow”). Cognate with Proto-Germanic *gulþą (“gold”).

Adjective

*gilˀtás[2][3][1]

  1. yellow

Descendants

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

From *gelˀtás:

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 BSW, page 83‒84: “gelta-”, “gilta-”
  2. ^ EDBIL, page 169: “geltas”, “BSl. *gilʔtos”, “PSl. *žьltъ”, “PIE *ǵʰelh₃-”, page 170: “geltonas”
  3. ^ EDSIL, page 565‒566: “*žьltъ”, “BSl. *gilʔ-”, “PIE *ǵʰlh₃-”

Further reading

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