Where does “близъ” come from?
близъ (Old Church Slavonic) comes from Proto-Slavic blizъ, from Proto-Indo-European bʰleyǵ- — to shine.
близъ (Old Church Slavonic): near; close to
Ancestry of “близъ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Slavic | blizъ | near, proximate |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰleyǵ- | to shine |