Where does “бляд” come from?
бляд (Bulgarian) comes from Proto-Slavic blědъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic blaidas, from Proto-Indo-European bʰloyd-o-s, from Proto-Indo-European bʰleyd-, from Old English blēaþ, from Proto-Germanic blauþuz, from Proto-Indo-European mlew-.
бляд (Bulgarian): obscenity, indecency, vulgarity
Definitions
- obscenity, indecency, vulgarity
Ancestry of “бляд”, step by step
бляд traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Proto-Slavic blědъ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Slavic | blědъ | pale |
| 2 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | blaidas | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰloyd-o-s | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰleyd- | pale, pallid |
| 5 | Old English | blēaþ | gentle, timid, peaceful, inactive; gentle, shy,... |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | blauþuz | weak, feeble, emaciated; lacking, void, naked;... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | mlew- | — |
via Russian блядь
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | блядь | whore, slut, prostitute; bitch, slut, promiscuous... |
| 2 | Old East Slavic | блѧдь | — |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | blędь | error; deception |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | blęsti | to talk nonsense; to err |
| 5 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | blend- | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰlendʰ- | to blend, to mix up; to make cloudy, opaque;... |