Where does “плавуша” come from?

плавуша (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian плав, from Proto-Slavic polvъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic palwas, from Proto-Indo-European polHwós, from Proto-Indo-European pelH- — pale, gray.

плавуша (Serbo-Croatian): a blonde woman

Definitions

  1. a blonde woman

Ancestry of “плавуша”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianплавblue; light, blonde
2Proto-Slavicpolvъpale yellow, yellow-white; pale; white, pale blue
3Proto-Balto-Slavicpalwaspale yellow
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanpolHwóspale, gray
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanpelH-pale, gray
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pelH- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European polHwós →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic palwas →