Where does “בלארוס” come from?
בלארוס (Hebrew) comes from Belarusian Белару́сь, from Old East Slavic Бѣла Русь — {{w|White Ruthenia}} or White Rus.
Ancestry of “בלארוס”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Belarusian | Белару́сь | — |
| 2 | Old East Slavic | Бѣла Русь | {{w|White Ruthenia}} or White Rus |