Where does “Белору́ссия” come from?

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

Белору́ссия (Russian): see usage notes

Definitions

  1. see usage notes

Ancestry of “Белору́ссия”, step by step

Белору́ссия traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old East Slavic Бѣла Русь

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old East SlavicБѣла Русь{{w|White Ruthenia}} or White Rus

via Spanish Bielorrusia

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SpanishBielorrusia

Words derived from “Белору́ссия

Every word from Old East Slavic Бѣла Русь