Where does “białoczelny” come from?

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

białoczelny (Polish): having a white forehead

Definitions

  1. having a white forehead

Ancestry of “białoczelny”, step by step

białoczelny traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Polish Biały

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

via Polish czelny

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishczelnyaudacious, cheeky, shameless
2Polishczołoforehead; front, forefront
3Proto-Slavic*čelòforehead
Every word from Proto-Slavic *bě̃lъ →Every word from Old Polish biały →Every word from Polish Biały →