Where does “плавъ” come from?

плавъ (Old Church Slavonic) comes from Proto-Slavic polvъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic palwas, from Proto-Indo-European polHwós, from Proto-Indo-European pelH- — pale, gray.

плавъ (Old Church Slavonic): white; pale

Definitions

  1. white; pale

Ancestry of “плавъ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicpolvъpale yellow, yellow-white; pale; white, pale blue
2Proto-Balto-Slavicpalwaspale yellow
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanpolHwóspale, gray
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanpelH-pale, gray
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pelH- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European polHwós →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic palwas →