Where does “błyskać” come from?

błyskać (Old Polish) comes from Serbo-Croatian bliskati, from Serbo-Croatian blijȇsak, from Proto-Slavic blěskъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic blaiskas, from Proto-Indo-European bʰloyǵskos, from Proto-Indo-European bʰleyǵ- — to shine.

błyskać (Old Polish): to flash

Definitions

  1. to flash

Ancestry of “błyskać”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-CroatianbliskatiAlternative form of bljȅskati; Alternative form...
2Serbo-Croatianblijȇsakflash (of light)
3Proto-Slavicblěskъglitter, brightness, flash
4Proto-Balto-Slavicblaiskas—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰloyǵskos—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰleyǵ-to shine

Words derived from “błyskać”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰleyǵ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰloyǵskos →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic blaiskas →