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Where does “bʰlēw” come from?

bʰlēw (Proto-Indo-European) comes from Proto-Indo-European bʰel — shiny, white.

Ancestry of “bʰlēw”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰelshiny, white

Words derived from “bʰlēw”

  • blāvs
  • blāvums
  • blāwas
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰel →