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Where does “blaka” come from?

blaka (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse blaka, from Proto-Germanic *blak, from Proto-Indo-European bʰleh₂- — yellow; to swing back and forth.

blaka (Icelandic): to flap using something, to flutter using...

Definitions

  1. to flap using something, to flutter using...

Ancestry of “blaka”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseblaka—
2Proto-Germanic*blak—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰleh₂-yellow; to swing back and forth

Words derived from “blaka”

  • leðurblaka
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰleh₂- →