Where does “białobrzuch” come from?

białobrzuch (Polish) comes from Polish Biały, from Old Polish biały, from Proto-Slavic *bě̃lъ — white the brightest color.

białobrzuch (Polish): white-bellied rat, any rodent of the genus Niviventer

Definitions

  1. white-bellied rat, any rodent of the genus Niviventer

Ancestry of “białobrzuch”, step by step

białobrzuch traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Polish Biały

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

via Polish brzuch

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishbrzuchbelly, abdomen
2Proto-Slavicbřȗxobelly
Every word from Proto-Slavic *bě̃lъ →Every word from Old Polish biały →Every word from Polish Biały →