Where does “бледно-голубой” come from?

бледно-голубой (Russian) comes from Russian голубо́й, from Old East Slavic голѫбъ, from Proto-Slavic *golǫbъ — blue.

бледно-голубой (Russian): pale blue

Definitions

  1. pale blue

Ancestry of “бледно-голубой”, step by step

бледно-голубой traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Russian голубо́й

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianголубо́йlight blue, sky blue, azure contrasts with
2Old East Slavicголѫбъlight blue
3Proto-Slavic*golǫbъblue

via Russian [[бледный

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russian[[бледный—

via Russian бле́дн(ый)]]

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianбле́дн(ый)]]—
Every word from Proto-Slavic *golǫbъ →Every word from Old East Slavic голѫбъ →Every word from Russian голубо́й →