Name Element BĚLŬ

Type Word
Usage Old Slavic (Hypothetical)
Scripts бѣлъ(Church Slavic)

Meaning & History

Slavic word meaning "white" [1][2].

Related Items

Given Name DescendantsBěla(Czech) Béla(Hungarian) Belobog(Slavic Mythology) Baila, Beyle(Yiddish)
Place Name DescendantsBelarus, Belarus'(Belarusian) Bjelorusija(Croatian) Belarus(English) Bélarus(French) Belarus(Indonesian) Bielorussia(Italian) Belorusija(Macedonian) Belarus(Malay) Białoruś(Polish) Belarus, Bielorrússia(Portuguese) Belarus, Belorussiya(Russian) Belorusija(Serbian) Belorusija(Slovene) Belarús(Spanish) Bilorus(Ukrainian)

Sources & References

  1. Derksen, Rick. Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon. Brill, 2008, page 40.
  2. Trubachyov, Oleg. Etimologicheskiy Slovar Slavyanskikh Yazykov (vol. 2). Moscow, 1974-, page 79.
Entry added April 23, 2024