Where does “bělmo” come from?

bělmo (Czech) comes from Old Czech bělmo, from Proto-Slavic bělьmo, from Proto-Slavic bělъ, from Proto-Indo-European bʰēlHs — white surface or stain.

bělmo (Czech): sclera

Definitions

  1. sclera

Ancestry of “bělmo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Czechbělmoglaukom
2Proto-Slavicbělьmoleucoma
3Proto-Slavicbělъwhite
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰēlHswhite surface or stain
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰēlHs →Every word from Proto-Slavic bělъ →Every word from Proto-Slavic bělьmo →