Where does “бе́лка” come from?
бе́лка (Russian) comes from Old East Slavic бѣлъка, from Old East Slavic бѣла, from Old East Slavic бѣла вѣверица — white squirrel.
бе́лка (Russian): squirrel
Ancestry of “бе́лка”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old East Slavic | бѣлъка | squirrel |
| 2 | Old East Slavic | бѣла | squirrel |
| 3 | Old East Slavic | бѣла вѣверица | white squirrel |