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Where does “blęsti” come from?

blęsti (Proto-Slavic) comes from Proto-Balto-Slavic blend-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰlendʰ- — to blend, to mix up; to make cloudy, opaque;...

blęsti (Proto-Slavic): to talk nonsense; to err

Definitions

  1. to talk nonsense; to err

Ancestry of “blęsti”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Balto-Slavicblend-—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰlendʰ-to blend, to mix up; to make cloudy, opaque;...

Words derived from “blęsti”

  • блеать
  • блядство
  • блядь
  • blenuti
  • blesti
  • бленути
  • bliat
  • blędь
  • блѧсти
  • блѧдь
  • блѧдь
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