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Where does “blizna” come from?

blizna (Old Polish) comes from Proto-Slavic blizna, from Proto-Indo-European bʰliǵ-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰleyǵ- — to shine.

Ancestry of “blizna”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicbliznascar, defect
2Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰliǵ-—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰleyǵ-to shine
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