Where does “побелеть” come from?
побелеть (Russian) comes from Russian беле́ть, from Serbo-Croatian beleti, from Proto-Slavic bělьcь, from Proto-Slavic -ьcь, from Lithuanian -ikas, from Proto-Indo-European -iḱos — -y, -ic.
побелеть (Russian): to turn white, to whiten; to turn gray; to...
Definitions
- to turn white, to whiten; to turn gray; to...
Ancestry of “побелеть”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | беле́ть | to turn white, to whiten inchoative deadjectival verb of |
| 2 | Serbo-Croatian | beleti | to become white; to show contrast or prominence... |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | bělьcь | bleach; white person |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | -ьcь | Forms diminutives from nouns; Forms nouns from... |
| 5 | Lithuanian | -ikas | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -iḱos | -y, -ic |