Where does “жёлто-красный” come from?

жёлто-красный (Russian) comes from Russian кра́сный, from Old East Slavic красьнъ, from Proto-Slavic krasьnъ, from Proto-Slavic krasa, from Proto-Indo-European kreH- — to shout.

жёлто-красный (Russian): yellow-red or consisting of yellow and red colours individually

Definitions

  1. yellow-red or consisting of yellow and red colours individually

Ancestry of “жёлто-красный”, step by step

жёлто-красный traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Russian кра́сный

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianкра́сныйred; red; beautiful
2Old East Slavicкрасьнъbeautiful
3Proto-Slavickrasьnъbeautiful
4Proto-Slavickrasabeauty
5Proto-Indo-EuropeankreH-to shout

via Russian [[жёлтый

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russian[[жёлтый

via Russian жёлт(ый)]]

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianжёлт(ый)]]
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kreH-Every word from Proto-Slavic krasaEvery word from Proto-Slavic krasьnъ