Meanings
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*bʰel-
- Proto-Slavic*bě̃lъ
- Old Polishbiały
- Polishbiały
- Proto-Indo-European*h₁éǵʰ
- Proto-Indo-European*h₁éǵʰs
- 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 Polishz-
- Old Polishs-
- Polishs-
- Proto-Indo-European*tekʷ-
- Proto-Indo-European*tokʷ-éye-ti
- Proto-Balto-Slavic*takeitei
- Proto-Slavic*točiti
- Old Polishtoczyć
- Polishtoczyć
- Polishstoczyćdeverb.
- Polishstok
- PolishBiałystok
- EnglishBiałystok
Unadapted borrowing from Polish Białystok.
More words from Polish
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Bulgarian Бялисто́к
- Бялисто́к (Bjalistók)city
Chinese Mandarin 比亞韋斯托克 /比亚韦斯托克
- 比亞韋斯托克 /比亚韦斯托克 (Bǐyǎwéisītuōkè)city
Czech Bělostok
- Bělostokcity
Esperanto Bjalistoko
- Bjalistokocity
Greek Μπιαλίστοκ
- Μπιαλίστοκ (Bialístok)city
Hebrew ביאליסטוק
- ביאליסטוקcity
Hindi ब्याविस्तोक
- ब्याविस्तोक (byāvistok)city
Japanese ビャウィストク
- ビャウィストク (Byawisutoku)city
Korean 비아위스토크
- 비아위스토크 (Biawiseutokeu)city
Latvian Bjalistoka
- Bjalistokacity
Lithuanian Balstogė, Bialystokas
- Balstogėcity
- Bialystokascity
- Belostokascity
Polish Białystok
- Białystokcity
Portuguese Bialystok
- Bialystokcity
Russian Белосто́к
- Белосто́к (Belostók)city
Slovak Białystok, Bielostok
- Białystokcity
- Bielostokcity
Ukrainian Білосто́к
- Білосто́к (Bilostók)city
Yiddish ביאַליסטאָק, ביאַלאָסטאָק
- ביאַליסטאָק (byalistok)city
- ביאַלאָסטאָק (byalostok)city
Cite this entry
APA
Białystok. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bia%C5%82ystok
MLA
“Białystok.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bia%C5%82ystok. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Białystok,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bia%C5%82ystok.
Source: Białystok on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.