Where does “halványfehér” come from?

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

halványfehér (Hungarian): pale white (color)

Definitions

  1. pale white (color)

Ancestry of “halványfehér”, step by step

halványfehér traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian halvány

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

via Hungarian fehér

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianfehérwhite; Caucasian; a Caucasian person
2Proto-Finno-Ugricpäjɜwhite
Every word from Proto-Uralic kale- →Every word from Hungarian hál →Every word from Hungarian halvány →