Where does “Bielak” come from?

Bielak (Polish) comes from Polish Biel, from Old Polish biel, from Proto-Slavic bělъ, from Proto-Indo-European bʰēlHs — white surface or stain.

Bielak (Polish): mountain hare (Lepus timidus)

Definitions

  1. mountain hare (Lepus timidus)

Ancestry of “Bielak”, step by step

Bielak traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Polish Biel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PolishBielwhite
2Old Polishbielmud, swamp
3Proto-Slavicbělъwhite
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰēlHswhite surface or stain

via Polish Biały

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

Words derived from “Bielak”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰēlHs →Every word from Proto-Slavic bělъ →Every word from Old Polish biel →