Where does “блазнити” come from?

блазнити (Old Church Slavonic) comes from Proto-Slavic *blaznìti, from Proto-Slavic blaznь, from Proto-Indo-European bʰelǵ- — to balk, beam.

блазнити (Old Church Slavonic): to seduce, tempt

Definitions

  1. to seduce, tempt

Ancestry of “блазнити”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavic*blaznìtito lure, to seduce
2Proto-Slavicblaznьbait
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰelǵ-to balk, beam
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰelǵ- →Every word from Proto-Slavic blaznь →Every word from Proto-Slavic *blaznìti →