Where does “блѧдь” come from?
блѧдь (Old Church Slavonic) comes 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;...
блѧдь (Old Church Slavonic): talker, windbag; idle talk
Definitions
- talker, windbag; idle talk
Ancestry of “блѧдь”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Slavic | blędь | error; deception |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | blęsti | to talk nonsense; to err |
| 3 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | blend- | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰlendʰ- | to blend, to mix up; to make cloudy, opaque;... |