Where does “bliski” come from?
bliski (Old Polish) comes from Proto-Slavic blizъkъ, from Proto-Slavic blizъ, from Proto-Indo-European bʰleyǵ- — to shine.
Ancestry of “bliski”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Slavic | blizъkъ | near, close |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | blizъ | near, proximate |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰleyǵ- | to shine |