Where does “żółtowłosy” come from?

żółtowłosy (Polish) comes from Polish Żółty, from Old Polish żółty, from Proto-Slavic *žь̑ltъ — yellow.

żółtowłosy (Polish): yellow-haired

Definitions

  1. yellow-haired

Ancestry of “żółtowłosy”, step by step

żółtowłosy traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Polish Żółty

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PolishŻółtyyellow
2Old Polishżółty—
3Proto-Slavic*žь̑ltъyellow

via Polish włos

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishwłoshair
2Old Polishwłos—
Every word from Proto-Slavic *žь̑ltъ →Every word from Old Polish żółty →Every word from Polish Żółty →