Where does “бѣльць” come from?

бѣльць (Old Church Slavonic) comes from Proto-Slavic bělьcь, from Proto-Slavic -ьcь, from Lithuanian -ikas, from Proto-Indo-European -iḱos — -y, -ic.

бѣльць (Old Church Slavonic): layman

Definitions

  1. layman

Ancestry of “бѣльць”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicbělьcьbleach; white person
2Proto-Slavic-ьcьForms diminutives from nouns; Forms nouns from...
3Lithuanian-ikas—
4Proto-Indo-European-iḱos-y, -ic
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -iḱos →Every word from Proto-Slavic -ьcь →Every word from Lithuanian -ikas →