English Explanatory Dictionary

Białystok

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. The capital and largest city of Podlaskie Voivodeship, Poland; largest city in northeastern Poland.

Word forms

Białystok Bialystok Belostok Biełastok

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰel- Proto-Slavic *bě̃lъ Old Polish biały Polish biały Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰ Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰsder. Proto-Balto-Slavic *iź Proto-Slavic *jьz Proto-Slavic *jьz- Proto-Indo-European *sem- Proto-Indo-European *sm̥- Proto-Balto-Slavic *san? Proto-Indo-European *ḱe Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm? Proto-Slavic *sъ(n) Old Polish z- Old Polish s- Polish s- Proto-Indo-European *tekʷ- Proto-Indo-European *tokʷ-éye-ti Proto-Balto-Slavic *takeitei Proto-Slavic *točiti Old Polish toczyć Polish toczyć Polish stoczyćdeverb. Polish stok univ. Polish Białystokubor. English Białystok Unadapted borrowing from Polish Białystok.

Related words

bialy
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