Where does “halványzöld” come from?

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

halványzöld (Hungarian): pale green (color)

Definitions

  1. pale green (color)

Ancestry of “halványzöld”, step by step

halványzöld traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian halvány

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

via Hungarian zöld

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianzöldgreen; unripe, green; of leaves
2Hungarianzeld—
Every word from Proto-Uralic kale- →Every word from Hungarian hál →Every word from Hungarian halvány →