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Where does “блѫдъ” come from?

блѫдъ (Old Church Slavonic) comes from Proto-Slavic blǫdъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic blandas, from Proto-Indo-European bʰlendʰ- — to blend, to mix up; to make cloudy, opaque;...

блѫдъ (Old Church Slavonic): delusion; fornication, debauchery

Definitions

  1. delusion; fornication, debauchery

Ancestry of “блѫдъ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicblǫdъdelusion; debauchery, depravity
2Proto-Balto-Slavicblandasobscuration, cloudiness
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰlendʰ-to blend, to mix up; to make cloudy, opaque;...
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