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Where does “bel” come from?

bel (Proto-Slavic) comes from Proto-Indo-European bel- — to dig, cut off?; strong; power, strength.

bel (Proto-Slavic): white

Definitions

  1. white

Ancestry of “bel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanbel-to dig, cut off?; strong; power, strength

Words derived from “bel”

  • большевизм
  • большой
  • Kulturbolschewismus
  • Bolschewismus
  • bolsevizmus
  • Bealarúisis
  • Bealarúis
  • Bealarúiseach
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