Where does “близък” come from?

близък (Bulgarian) comes from Proto-Slavic blizъkъ, from Proto-Slavic blizъ, from Proto-Indo-European bʰleyǵ- — to shine.

близък (Bulgarian): near, neighbouring, next door, at short/close range of a place

Definitions

  1. near, neighbouring, next door, at short/close range of a place

Ancestry of “близък”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicblizъkъnear, close
2Proto-Slavicblizъnear, proximate
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰleyǵ-to shine

Words derived from “близък”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰleyǵ- →Every word from Proto-Slavic blizъ →Every word from Proto-Slavic blizъkъ →