Where does “pulyább” come from?

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

Ancestry of “pulyább”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianpulyafaint, chicken-hearted, cowardly
2Romanianpuichicken; chick; cub, youngling, nestling, whelp,...
3LatinpullusA young animal; darling; dark-colored; dusky
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanpolHwóspale, gray
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanpelH-pale, gray

Words derived from “pulyább

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pelH-Every word from Proto-Indo-European polHwósEvery word from Latin pullus