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Where does “bʰlī-” come from?

bʰlī- (Proto-Indo-European) comes from Proto-Indo-European bʰleh₁-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.

bʰlī- (Proto-Indo-European): light, pleasant, fine; light, fine, pleasant

Definitions

  1. light, pleasant, fine; light, fine, pleasant

Ancestry of “bʰlī-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰleh₁-to bleat; to cry; to blow
2Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-—

Words derived from “bʰlī-”

  • bliss
  • blithe
  • Blythe
  • Blyth
  • blithesome
  • blitheness
  • blissed
  • Blytheville
  • blithesomely
  • blithesomeness
  • blissless
  • blissen
  • blisslessness
  • blithen
  • blissdom
  • blitheless
  • enbliss
  • blissome
  • unbliss
  • zielsblij
  • blijdschap
  • blijspel
  • blijde
  • blij
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