Where does “ベラルーシ” come from?

ベラルーシ (Japanese) comes from Russian Белару́сь, from Belarusian Белару́сь, from Old East Slavic Бѣла Русь — {{w|White Ruthenia}} or White Rus.

ベラルーシ (Japanese): Belarus

Definitions

  1. Belarus

Ancestry of “ベラルーシ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1RussianБелару́сьsee usage notes
2BelarusianБелару́сь—
3Old East SlavicБѣла Русь{{w|White Ruthenia}} or White Rus
Every word from Old East Slavic Бѣла Русь →Every word from Belarusian Белару́сь →Every word from Russian Белару́сь →