Where does “Bielawiec” come from?
Bielawiec (Polish) comes from Polish -iec, from Proto-Slavic -ьcь, from Lithuanian -ikas, from Proto-Indo-European -iḱos — -y, -ic.
Ancestry of “Bielawiec”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Polish | -iec | A masculine suffix |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | -ьcь | Forms diminutives from nouns; Forms nouns from... |
| 3 | Lithuanian | -ikas | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -iḱos | -y, -ic |