Where does “бѣлоризьць” come from?

бѣлоризьць (Old Church Slavonic) comes from Old Church Slavonic бѣлъ, from Proto-Slavic bělъ, from Proto-Indo-European bʰēlHs — white surface or stain.

бѣлоризьць (Old Church Slavonic): layman

Definitions

  1. layman

Ancestry of “бѣлоризьць”, step by step

бѣлоризьць traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Church Slavonic бѣлъ

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

via Old Church Slavonic риза

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Church Slavonicризаclothe; habit
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰēlHs →Every word from Proto-Slavic bělъ →Every word from Old Church Slavonic бѣлъ →