Where does “blij” come from?

blij (Czech) comes from Czech blít, from Proto-Slavic bľьvati, from Proto-Indo-European bʰleu-.

blij (Czech): second-person singular imperative of blít

Definitions

  1. second-person singular imperative of blít

Ancestry of “blij”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechblítslender amaranth; to puke, to barf
2Proto-Slavicbľьvatito vomit, to puke
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰleu-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰleu- →Every word from Proto-Slavic bľьvati →Every word from Czech blít →
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