Where does “galambszürke” come from?

galambszürke (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian galamb, from Proto-Slavic golǫbь, from Proto-Balto-Slavic galambas.

galambszürke (Hungarian): dove grey, dove gray

Definitions

  1. dove grey, dove gray

Ancestry of “galambszürke”, step by step

galambszürke traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian galamb

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungariangalambdove, pigeon; lover, sweetheart
2Proto-Slavicgolǫbьpigeon
3Proto-Balto-Slavicgalambas—

via Hungarian szürke

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianszürkegrey
2Proto-Finno-Ugricćerɜgrey
Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic galambas →Every word from Proto-Slavic golǫbь →Every word from Hungarian galamb →