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Where does “белка” come from?

белка (Russian) comes from Old East Slavic бѣлъка, from Old East Slavic бѣла, from Old East Slavic бѣла вѣверица — white squirrel.

белка (Russian): squirrel

Definitions

  1. squirrel

Ancestry of “белка”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old East Slavicбѣлъкаsquirrel
2Old East Slavicбѣлаsquirrel
3Old East Slavicбѣла вѣверицаwhite squirrel
Every word from Old East Slavic бѣла вѣверица →