Where does “pávakék” come from?

pávakék (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian páva, from Latin pāvō, from Ancient Greek ταώς — peacock; type of fish.

pávakék (Hungarian): peacock blue

Definitions

  1. peacock blue

Ancestry of “pávakék”, step by step

pávakék traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian páva

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianpávapeacock
2Latinpāvōpeacock, peafowl; a bird associated with Argus and sacred to Hera or Juno; eaten as a delicacy
3Ancient Greekταώςpeacock; type of fish

via Hungarian KÉK

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1HungarianKÉKENE
Every word from Ancient Greek ταώς →Every word from Latin pāvō →Every word from Hungarian páva →