Colors II
      Here’s the second group of colors, again with memory tips and derivations. 
  
yellow / żółty / žlutý / žltá 
orange / pomarańczowy / oranžový / oranžová 
pink / różowy / řůžový / ružová 
purple / fioletowy / nachový / nachová 
brown / brązowy / hnědý / hnedá 
  
yellow:  same source as green, namely ghel- (bright, shining, yellow).  Try thinking of “gelled jello” to get to Czech/Slovak zh(uh)ltee/a. 
orange:  means oranges.  think of an orange pomegranite for Polish. 
pink:  is like a rose – or maybe a rozhe 
purple escapes my understanding
brown:  Polish is “brown-zowie!”  (bran-zovee).  You’re on your own for Czech and Slovak.
    
 
 
