Where does “sötétkék” come from?

sötétkék (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian sötét, from Proto-Ugric čettɜ- — to become dark.

sötétkék (Hungarian): dark blue

Definitions

  1. dark blue

Ancestry of “sötétkék”, step by step

sötétkék traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian sötét

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungariansötétdark, sombre UK, somber US
2Proto-Ugricčettɜ-to become dark

via Hungarian KÉK

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1HungarianKÉKENE
Every word from Proto-Ugric čettɜ- →Every word from Hungarian sötét →