Where does “płowożółty” come from?

płowożółty (Polish) comes from Polish Płowy, from Proto-Slavic polvъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic palwas, from Proto-Indo-European polHwós, from Proto-Indo-European pelH- — pale, gray.

płowożółty (Polish): straw-yellow, buff, stramineous

Definitions

  1. straw-yellow, buff, stramineous

Ancestry of “płowożółty”, step by step

płowożółty traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Polish Płowy

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PolishPłowystramineous, fawn
2Proto-Slavicpolvъpale yellow, yellow-white; pale; white, pale blue
3Proto-Balto-Slavicpalwaspale yellow
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanpolHwóspale, gray
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanpelH-pale, gray

via Polish Żółty

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PolishŻółtyyellow
2Old Polishżółty—
3Proto-Slavic*žь̑ltъyellow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pelH- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European polHwós →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic palwas →