Where does “blinka” come from?
blinka (Old Frisian) comes from Proto-Germanic blinkaną, from Proto-Germanic blīkaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.
Ancestry of “blinka”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Germanic | blinkaną | to shine, glitter, twinkle; to blink, wink |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | blīkaną | to gleam; shine |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰel- | to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰōl- | — |
Words derived from “blinka”