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
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Slavic | blizna | scar, defect |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰliǵ- | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰleyǵ- | to shine |