Where does “białek” come from?
białek (Old Polish) comes from Proto-Slavic bělъkъ, from Proto-Slavic -ъkъ, from Proto-Slavic -kъ, from Proto-Indo-European -kos — Creates deadjectival and desubstantival...
Ancestry of “białek”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Slavic | bělъkъ | albumen; sclera? |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | -ъkъ | Forms diminutives from old u-stem nouns;... |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | -kъ | Deverbal, forms token nouns; From expressive or... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -kos | Creates deadjectival and desubstantival... |