Where does “синьо-жовтий” come from?

синьо-жовтий (Ukrainian) comes from Ukrainian си́ній, from Proto-Slavic siňь — blue, bluish, glaucous; gray-blue, gray.

синьо-жовтий (Ukrainian): blue and yellow the colors of the Ukrainian flag

Definitions

  1. blue and yellow the colors of the Ukrainian flag

Ancestry of “синьо-жовтий”, step by step

синьо-жовтий traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ukrainian си́ній

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ukrainianси́нійdeep blue, indigo color
2Proto-Slavicsiňьblue, bluish, glaucous; gray-blue, gray

via Ukrainian жо́втий

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ukrainianжо́втийyellow
Every word from Proto-Slavic siňь