Where does “Білопі́лля” come from?
Білопі́лля (Ukrainian) comes from Ukrainian поле, from Proto-Slavic poľe, from Proto-Indo-European pleh₂- — flat.
Ancestry of “Білопі́лля”, step by step
Білопі́лля traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Ukrainian поле
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ukrainian | поле | field |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | poľe | field |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | pleh₂- | flat |
via Ukrainian Біле
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ukrainian | Біле | — |