Where does “białek” come from?

białek (Polish) comes 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): A land snail of the genus Carychium; egg white;...

Definitions

  1. A land snail of the genus Carychium; egg white;...

Ancestry of “białek”, step by step

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

Words derived from “białek”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -kos →Every word from Proto-Slavic -kъ →Every word from Proto-Slavic -ъkъ →