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Where does “বেলাৰুছ” come from?

বেলাৰুছ (Assamese) comes from English Belarus, from French Biélorussie, from Italian Bielorussia, from Russian Белору́ссия, from Old East Slavic Бѣла Русь — {{w|White Ruthenia}} or White Rus.

Ancestry of “বেলাৰুছ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishBelarus—
2FrenchBiélorussie—
3ItalianBielorussia—
4RussianБелору́ссия—
5Old East SlavicБѣла Русь{{w|White Ruthenia}} or White Rus
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