| Language | Family | Form for GOLD | Gloss for GOLD | Form for YELLOW | Gloss for YELLOW |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Proto-Indo-European | Indo-European | *ǵʰel- | GOLD | *gʰel- | YELLOW |
| Proto-Indo-European | Indo-European | *ǵʰlh₃- | GOLD | *ǵʰlh₃- | YELLOW |
| Latvian | Indo-European | dzeltens | GOLD | dzeltens | YELLOW |
| Lithuanian | Indo-European | geltónas | GOLD | geltónas | YELLOW |
| Old Norse | Indo-European | gull | GOLD | gull | YELLOW |
| Old Swedish | Indo-European | gul | GOLD | gul | YELLOW |
| Swedish | Indo-European | guld | GOLD | guld | YELLOW |
| English | Indo-European | gold | GOLD | gold | YELLOW |
| Old English | Indo-European | gold | GOLD | gold | YELLOW |
| Old High German | Indo-European | gold | GOLD | gold | YELLOW |
| LiHa | Austroasiatic | va:ŋ.43 | gold | va:ŋ.43 | yellow |
| Danish | Indo-European | ɡul | gold | ˈɡuːˀl | yellow |
| Northern Kurdish | Indo-European | zer | gold | zɛr | yellow |
| Norwegian (Bokmål) | Indo-European | ɡʉl | gold | ɡʉːl | yellow |
| Yi (Dafang) | Sino-Tibetan | sə³³ | gold | sə³³ | yellow |
| Hani (Dazhai) | Sino-Tibetan | sɿ⁵⁵ | gold | sɿ⁵⁵ | yellow |
| Yi (Mile) | Sino-Tibetan | ʂᴀ³³ | gold | ʂᴀ³³ | yellow |
| Yi (Mojiang) | Sino-Tibetan | sɛ⁵⁵ | gold | sɛ⁵⁵ | yellow |
| Yi (Nanhua) | Sino-Tibetan | ʂɛ³³ | gold | ʂɛ³³ | yellow |
| Yi (Nanjian) | Sino-Tibetan | ɕe⁵⁵ | gold | ɕe⁵⁵ | yellow |
| Otomi | Otomanguean | k’axt’i | the gold | k'axt'i | yellow |
| Vietnamese | Austroasiatic | vàng | the gold | vàng | yellow |
| Diaocao | Sino-Tibetan | sɛ⁵⁵ | gold | sɛ⁵⁵ | yellow |
| Qingyun | Sino-Tibetan | ɕɛ⁵⁵ | gold | ɕɛ⁵⁵ | yellow |
| Shuizhuping | Sino-Tibetan | ʂɛ˞²⁴ | gold | ʂɛ˞²⁴ | yellow |
| Yijiacun | Sino-Tibetan | ɕɛ²⁴ | gold | ɕɛ²⁴ | yellow |