Where does “светло-голубой” come from?

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

светло-голубой (Russian): light blue

Definitions

  1. light blue

Ancestry of “светло-голубой”, step by step

светло-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 [[светлый

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russian[[светлый—

via Russian све́тл(ый)]]

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