Where does “białkować” come from?

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

białkować (Polish): to whitewash

Definitions

  1. to whitewash

Ancestry of “białkować”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishbiałkowhite
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...
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