Where does “Biała” come from?

Biała (Polish) comes from Polish Biały, from Old Polish biały, from Proto-Slavic *bě̃lъ — white the brightest color.

Biała (Polish): now part of Bielsko-Biała, called Biała Krakowska from 1925 until 1939

Definitions

  1. now part of Bielsko-Biała, called Biała Krakowska from 1925 until 1939

Ancestry of “Biała”, step by step

Biała traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Polish Biały

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PolishBiaływhite
2Old Polishbiaływhite
3Proto-Slavic*bě̃lъwhite the brightest color

via Ukrainian Бі́ла

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1UkrainianБі́ла—

Words derived from “Biała”

Every word from Proto-Slavic *bě̃lъ →Every word from Old Polish biały →Every word from Polish Biały →