Etymology

Białystok

Today it means: The capital and largest city of Podlaskie Voivodeship, Poland; largest city in northeastern Poland. Full definition →

Polish Białystok ← Old Polish toczyć ← Proto-Slavic *točiti
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*bʰel-
  2. Proto-Slavic*bě̃lъ
  3. Old Polishbiały
  4. Polishbiały
  5. Proto-Indo-European*h₁éǵʰ
  6. Proto-Indo-European*h₁éǵʰs
  7. Proto-Balto-Slavic*iź
  8. Proto-Slavic*jьz
  9. Proto-Slavic*jьz-
  10. Proto-Indo-European*sem-
  11. Proto-Indo-European*sm̥-
  12. Proto-Balto-Slavic*san?
  13. Proto-Indo-European*ḱe?
  14. Proto-Indo-European*ḱóm?
  15. Proto-Slavic*sъ(n)
  16. Old Polishz-
  17. Old Polishs-
  18. Polishs-
  19. Proto-Indo-European*tekʷ-
  20. Proto-Indo-European*tokʷ-éye-ti
  21. Proto-Balto-Slavic*takeitei
  22. Proto-Slavic*točiti
  23. Old Polishtoczyć
  24. Polishtoczyć
  25. Polishstoczyćdeverb.
  26. Polishstok
  27. PolishBiałystok
  28. English todayBiałystok

Unadapted borrowing from Polish Białystok.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.