Where does “бяло” come from?

бяло (Bulgarian) comes from Bulgarian бя́л, from Old Church Slavonic бѣлъ, from Proto-Slavic bělъ, from Proto-Indo-European bʰēlHs — white surface or stain.

бяло (Bulgarian): white color

Definitions

  1. white color

Ancestry of “бяло”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bulgarianбя́лwhite
2Old Church Slavonicбѣлъwhite
3Proto-Slavicbělъwhite
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰēlHswhite surface or stain
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰēlHs →Every word from Proto-Slavic bělъ →Every word from Old Church Slavonic бѣлъ →