Where does “blizenka” come from?

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

Ancestry of “blizenka”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishbliznascar
2Old Polishbliznascar
3Proto-Slavicbliznascar, defect
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰliǵ-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰleyǵ-to shine
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰleyǵ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰliǵ- →Every word from Proto-Slavic blizna →