Where does “Бѣлъградъ” come from?

Бѣлъградъ (Old Church Slavonic) comes from Old Church Slavonic градъ, from Proto-Slavic gȏrdъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic gardas, from Proto-Indo-European gʰerdʰ- — to enclose, to encircle; enclosure, fence, belt.

Ancestry of “Бѣлъградъ”, step by step

Бѣлъградъ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Church Slavonic градъ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Church Slavonicградъfortification, castle; city, town; hail
2Proto-Slavicgȏrdъfortified settlement
3Proto-Balto-Slavicgardasenclosure
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʰerdʰ-to enclose, to encircle; enclosure, fence, belt

via Old Church Slavonic бѣлъ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Church Slavonicбѣлъwhite
2Proto-Slavicbělъwhite
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰēlHswhite surface or stain

Words derived from “Бѣлъградъ”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰerdʰ- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic gardas →Every word from Proto-Slavic gȏrdъ →