Where does “halványlila” come from?

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

halványlila (Hungarian): pale purple (color)

Definitions

  1. pale purple (color)

Ancestry of “halványlila”, step by step

halványlila traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian halvány

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

via Hungarian lila

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianlilapurple, violet
Every word from Proto-Uralic kale- →Every word from Hungarian hál →Every word from Hungarian halvány →