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Where does “plavovláska” come from?

plavovláska (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.

plavovláska (Czech): female blonde

Definitions

  1. female blonde

Ancestry of “plavovláska”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechplavý—
2Proto-Slavicpolvъpale yellow, yellow-white; pale; white, pale blue
3Proto-Balto-Slavicpalwaspale yellow
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanpolHwóspale, gray
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanpelH-pale, gray
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