Where does “legpulyább” come from?

legpulyább (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian pulyább, from Hungarian pulya, from Romanian pui, from Latin pullus, from Proto-Indo-European polHwós, from Proto-Indo-European pelH- — pale, gray.

Ancestry of “legpulyább”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianpulyább
2Hungarianpulyafaint, chicken-hearted, cowardly
3Romanianpuichicken; chick; cub, youngling, nestling, whelp,...
4LatinpullusA young animal; darling; dark-colored; dusky
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanpolHwóspale, gray
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanpelH-pale, gray
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pelH-Every word from Proto-Indo-European polHwósEvery word from Latin pullus