Where does “halványbarna” come from?

halványbarna (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian halvány, from Hungarian hál, from Proto-Uralic kale- — to die.

halványbarna (Hungarian): pale brown (color)

Definitions

  1. pale brown (color)

Ancestry of “halványbarna”, step by step

halványbarna traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian halvány

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianhalványfaint
2Hungarianhálto sleep
3Proto-Uralickale-to die

via Hungarian barna

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianbarnabrown; having dark complexion/skin, tanned;...
2Hungarian-ít-ify, added to a noun, adjective, verb or other...
Every word from Proto-Uralic kale- →Every word from Hungarian hál →Every word from Hungarian halvány →