Where does “блѫдьникъ” come from?

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

блѫдьникъ (Old Church Slavonic): adulterer, fornicator, perverse

Definitions

  1. adulterer, fornicator, perverse

Ancestry of “блѫдьникъ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Church Slavonicблѫдъdelusion; fornication, debauchery
2Proto-Slavicblǫdъdelusion; debauchery, depravity
3Proto-Balto-Slavicblandasobscuration, cloudiness
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰlendʰ-to blend, to mix up; to make cloudy, opaque;...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰlendʰ- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic blandas →Every word from Proto-Slavic blǫdъ →