Where does “błyskotliwość” come from?
błyskotliwość (Polish) comes from Polish błyskotliwy, from Polish błyskotać, from Polish błyskać, from Old Polish błyskać, from Serbo-Croatian bliskati, from Serbo-Croatian blijȇsak, from Proto-Slavic blěskъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic blaiskas — to shine.
błyskotliwość (Polish): brilliance, intelligence, quickwittedness
Definitions
- brilliance, intelligence, quickwittedness
Ancestry of “błyskotliwość”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polish | błyskotliwy | brilliant, intelligent, quick-witted |
| 2 | Polish | błyskotać | to shine, to glitter, to shimmer |
| 3 | Polish | błyskać | to flash |
| 4 | Old Polish | błyskać | to flash |
| 5 | Serbo-Croatian | bliskati | Alternative form of bljȅskati; Alternative form... |
| 6 | Serbo-Croatian | blijȇsak | flash (of light) |
| 7 | Proto-Slavic | blěskъ | glitter, brightness, flash |
| 8 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | blaiskas | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰloyǵskos | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰleyǵ- | to shine |