Where does “běły” come from?

běły (Lower Sorbian) comes from Proto-Slavic bělъ, from Proto-Indo-European bʰēlHs — white surface or stain.

běły (Lower Sorbian): white; clean, pure

Definitions

  1. white; clean, pure

Ancestry of “běły”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicbělъwhite
2Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰēlHswhite surface or stain
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰēlHs →Every word from Proto-Slavic bělъ →