Where does “żółtobiały” come from?

żółtobiały (Polish) comes from Polish Biały, from Old Polish biały, from Proto-Slavic *bě̃lъ — white the brightest color.

żółtobiały (Polish): yellow-white

Definitions

  1. yellow-white

Ancestry of “żółtobiały”, step by step

żółtobiały traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Polish Biały

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PolishBiaływhite
2Old Polishbiaływhite
3Proto-Slavic*bě̃lъwhite the brightest color

via Polish Żółty

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PolishŻółtyyellow
2Old Polishżółty—
3Proto-Slavic*žь̑ltъyellow
Every word from Proto-Slavic *bě̃lъ →Every word from Old Polish biały →Every word from Polish Biały →