Where does “palwas” come from?

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

palwas (Proto-Balto-Slavic): pale yellow

Definitions

  1. pale yellow

Ancestry of “palwas”, step by step

palwas traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Indo-European polHwós

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-EuropeanpolHwóspale, gray
2Proto-Indo-EuropeanpelH-pale, gray

via Proto-Indo-European pelh-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanpelh-pale, gray

Words derived from “palwas”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pelH- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European polHwós →