Where does “(dialectal) beige” come from?

(dialectal) beige (French) comes from Old French bege, from Vulgar Latin bysseus, from Latin byssus, from Ancient Greek βύσσος, from Hebrew בּוּץ — byssus.

Ancestry of “(dialectal) beige”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Old French	bege	color of undyed wool or cotton
2	Vulgar Latin	bysseus	cottony grey; cotton-coloured
3	Latin	byssus	byssus or sea silk
4	Ancient Greek	βύσσος	flax; linen; Levant cotton
5	Hebrew	בּוּץ	byssus

Every word from Hebrew בּוּץ →Every word from Ancient Greek βύσσος →Every word from Latin byssus →