Where does “białosęp” come from?

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

białosęp (Polish): Egyptian vulture

Definitions

  1. Egyptian vulture

Ancestry of “białosęp”, step by step

białosęp traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Polish Biały

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

via Polish Sęp

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PolishSępvulture
2Proto-Slavicsǫpъvulture
Every word from Proto-Slavic *bě̃lъ →Every word from Old Polish biały →Every word from Polish Biały →