Where does “близок” come from?

близок (Macedonian) comes from Proto-Slavic blizъkъ, from Proto-Slavic blizъ, from Proto-Indo-European bʰleyǵ- — to shine.

близок (Macedonian): near, proximate

Definitions

  1. near, proximate

Ancestry of “близок”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicblizъkъnear, close
2Proto-Slavicblizъnear, proximate
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰleyǵ-to shine
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰleyǵ- →Every word from Proto-Slavic blizъ →Every word from Proto-Slavic blizъkъ →