Where does “близу” come from?

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

близу (Macedonian): nearby, close by

Definitions

  1. nearby, close by

Ancestry of “близу”, step by step

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