Where does “blikawy” come from?

blikawy (Old Polish) comes from Old Czech blíkavý, from Middle High German blicken, from Old High German blicchen, from Proto-West Germanic blik, from Proto-Germanic bliką, from Proto-Indo-European bʰleyǵ- — to shine.

blikawy (Old Polish): one-eyed

Definitions

  1. one-eyed

Ancestry of “blikawy”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Czechblíkavýwinking
2Middle High Germanblicken—
3Old High Germanblicchen—
4Proto-West Germanicblik—
5Proto-Germanicblikąshine; look; metal
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰleyǵ-to shine
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰleyǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic bliką →Every word from Proto-West Germanic blik →