Where does “bläättiä” come from?
bläättiä (Ingrian) comes from Ingrian bläädi, from Russian блядь, from Old East Slavic блѧдь, from Proto-Slavic blędь, from Proto-Slavic blęsti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic blend-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰlendʰ- — to blend, to mix up; to make cloudy, opaque;...
Ancestry of “bläättiä”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ingrian | bläädi | whore, slut |
| 2 | Russian | блядь | whore, slut, prostitute; bitch, slut, promiscuous... |
| 3 | Old East Slavic | блѧдь | — |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | blędь | error; deception |
| 5 | Proto-Slavic | blęsti | to talk nonsense; to err |
| 6 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | blend- | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰlendʰ- | to blend, to mix up; to make cloudy, opaque;... |