In Hip'alŭk' (previously "unnamed conlang"), the word for "color" is nŭr [ˈnʊɾ], coming from the preposition ʌn meaning "like, similar to". In Hip'alŭk', prepositions can also be verbs; in this case, ʌn can also be a verb meaning "to be like". This verb's gerund, ʌnŭr (meaning "a likeness"), is what nŭr comes from.
There are 6 basic color words. These are all verbs, and the names all stem from phrase starting with ʌn and were evolved with the tride and true "this word is common so I can do whatever and it'll probably make sense" method.
*White can go under either nŭlu or šinši depending on context. For example, a cloud would take nŭlu, while a daytime sun would take šinši.