Where does “blavós” come from?
blavós (Catalan) comes from Catalan blau, from Latvian blāvus, from Old High German blāo, from Proto-West Germanic blāu, from Proto-Germanic blēwaz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰlēw- — yellow, blond, grey.
blavós (Catalan): bluish
Definitions
- bluish
Ancestry of “blavós”, step by step
blavós traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Catalan blau
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Catalan | blau | blue; bruise |
| 2 | Latvian | blāvus | accusative plural masculine form of blāvs |
| 3 | Old High German | blāo | blue, dark, grey; blue; yellow |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | blāu | blue |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | blēwaz | blue; a dark bluish or grey colour, black |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰlēw- | yellow, blond, grey |