Where does “plavě” come from?

plavě (Czech) comes from Czech plavý, from Proto-Slavic polvъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic palwas, from Proto-Indo-European polHwós, from Proto-Indo-European pelH- — pale, gray.

plavě (Czech): flaxenly

Definitions

  1. flaxenly

Ancestry of “plavě”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechplavýflaxen, fair, of pale brown or golden colour (usually about hair)
2Proto-Slavicpolvъpale yellow, yellow-white; pale; white, pale blue
3Proto-Balto-Slavicpalwaspale yellow
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanpolHwóspale, gray
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanpelH-pale, gray
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pelH- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European polHwós →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic palwas →