Where does “gyöngyszürke” come from?

gyöngyszürke (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian szürke, from Proto-Finno-Ugric ćerɜ — grey.

gyöngyszürke (Hungarian): pearl grey

Definitions

  1. pearl grey

Ancestry of “gyöngyszürke”, step by step

gyöngyszürke traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian szürke

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianszürkegrey
2Proto-Finno-Ugricćerɜgrey

via Hungarian gyöngy

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungariangyöngypearl; bead
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric ćerɜEvery word from Hungarian szürke