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

plavovláska traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Czech plavý

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

via Czech vlas

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechvlasa single hair
2Old Czechvlasa single hair (a filament growing from the skin of the head of humans)
3Proto-Slavicvȏlsъhair pigmented filament
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pelH- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European polHwós →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic palwas →
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