Where does “Białek” come from?

Białek (Polish) comes from Polish białek, from Old Polish białek, from Proto-Slavic bělъkъ, from Proto-Slavic -ъkъ, from Proto-Slavic -kъ, from Proto-Indo-European -kos — Creates deadjectival and desubstantival...

Białek (Polish): type of snail

Definitions

  1. type of snail

Ancestry of “Białek”, step by step

Białek traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Polish białek

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PolishbiałekA land snail of the genus Carychium; egg white;...
2Old Polishbiałekalbumen, egg white
3Proto-Slavicbělъkъalbumen; sclera?
4Proto-Slavic-ъkъForms diminutives from old u-stem nouns;...
5Proto-Slavic-kъDeverbal, forms token nouns; From expressive or...
6Proto-Indo-European-kosCreates deadjectival and desubstantival...

via Polish biały

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishbiaływhite
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -kosEvery word from Proto-Slavic -kъEvery word from Proto-Slavic -ъkъ