Where does “светло-коричневый” come from?

светло-коричневый (Russian) comes from Russian кори́чневый — brown.

светло-коричневый (Russian): tan (colour)

Definitions

  1. tan (colour)

Ancestry of “светло-коричневый”, step by step

светло-коричневый traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Russian кори́чневый

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianкори́чневыйbrown

via Russian [[светлый

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russian[[светлый

via Russian све́тл(ый)]]

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianсве́тл(ый)]]
Every word from Russian кори́чневый