Where does “bielorrusso” come from?

bielorrusso (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese Bielorrússia, from Russian Белору́ссия, from Old East Slavic Бѣла Русь — {{w|White Ruthenia}} or White Rus.

bielorrusso (Portuguese): Belarusian

Definitions

  1. Belarusian

Ancestry of “bielorrusso”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PortugueseBielorrússia—
2RussianБелору́ссияsee usage notes
3Old East SlavicБѣла Русь{{w|White Ruthenia}} or White Rus
Every word from Old East Slavic Бѣла Русь →Every word from Russian Белору́ссия →Every word from Portuguese Bielorrússia →