Where does “желтовато-серый” come from?

желтовато-серый (Russian) comes from Russian се́рый, from Proto-Slavic śěrъ — gray.

желтовато-серый (Russian): yellowish grey

Definitions

  1. yellowish grey

Ancestry of “желтовато-серый”, step by step

желтовато-серый traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Russian се́рый

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianсе́рыйgrey
2Proto-Slavicśěrъgray

via Russian [[желтоватый

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russian[[желтоватый—

via Russian желтова́т(ый)]]

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianжелтова́т(ый)]]—
Every word from Proto-Slavic śěrъ →Every word from Russian се́рый →