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

  1. obscenity, indecency, vulgarity

Ancestry of “бляд”, step by step

бляд traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Slavic blědъ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicblědъpale
2Proto-Balto-Slavicblaidas
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰloyd-o-s
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰleyd-pale, pallid
5Old Englishblēaþgentle, timid, peaceful, inactive; gentle, shy,...
6Proto-Germanicblauþuzweak, feeble, emaciated; lacking, void, naked;...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmlew-

via Russian блядь

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianблядьwhore, slut, prostitute; bitch, slut, promiscuous...
2Old East Slavicблѧдь
3Proto-Slavicblędьerror; deception
4Proto-Slavicblęstito talk nonsense; to err
5Proto-Balto-Slavicblend-
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰlendʰ-to blend, to mix up; to make cloudy, opaque;...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mlew-Every word from Proto-Germanic blauþuzEvery word from Old English blēaþ