Where does “бе̄жевэ” come from?

бе̄жевэ (Kildin Sami) comes from Russian бе́жевый, from Russian беж, from French beige, from Middle French beige, from Old French bege, from Vulgar Latin bysseus, from Latin byssus, from Ancient Greek βύσσος — byssus.

бе̄жевэ (Kildin Sami): beige

Definitions

  1. beige

Ancestry of “бе̄жевэ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianбе́жевыйbeige
2Russianбежbeige
3Frenchbeigebeige
4Middle Frenchbeige
5Old Frenchbegecolor of undyed wool or cotton
6Vulgar Latinbysseuscottony grey; cotton-coloured
7Latinbyssusbyssus or sea silk
8Ancient Greekβύσσοςflax; linen; Levant cotton
9Hebrewבּוּץbyssus
Every word from Hebrew בּוּץEvery word from Ancient Greek βύσσοςEvery word from Latin byssus