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Etymology of zloty

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰelh₃- Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰólh₃-tom Proto-Balto-Slavic *źálˀtader. Proto-Slavic *zoltъ Old Polish złoty Polish złotybor. English zloty Borrowed from Polish złoty.

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Unnumbered source etymology

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noun

The currency unit of Poland, divided into 100 groszy.

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Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰelh₃- Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰólh₃-tom Proto-Balto-Slavic *źálˀtader. Proto-Slavic *zoltъ Old Polish złoty Polish złotybor. English zloty Borrowed from Polish złoty.

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