Where does “białaczka” come from?

białaczka (Polish) comes from English leucaemia, from Ancient Greek αἷμα, from Proto-Indo-European swokʷos — juice, resin.

białaczka (Polish): leukaemia

Definitions

  1. leukaemia

Ancestry of “białaczka”, step by step

białaczka traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English leucaemia

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishleucaemiaAlternative spelling of leukemia
2Ancient Greekαἷμαblood
3Proto-Indo-Europeanswokʷosjuice, resin

via Polish Biały

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

Words derived from “białaczka”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European swokʷos →Every word from Ancient Greek αἷμα →Every word from English leucaemia →