Where does “blonzi” come from?

blonzi (Romanian) comes from Romanian i, from Old Church Slavonic и, from Proto-Slavic jь, from Proto-Balto-Slavic iś, from Old Polish ić, from Proto-Slavic jьti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic eitei, from Proto-Indo-European h₁éyti — to go.

blonzi (Romanian): to become blond

Definitions

  1. to become blond

Ancestry of “blonzi”, step by step

blonzi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Romanian i

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianiand
2Old Church Slavonicиand; him
3Proto-Slavicthis; he
4Proto-Balto-Slavicthis
5Old Polishto go
6Proto-Slavicjьtito go
7Proto-Balto-Slaviceiteito go
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁éytito go, to be going
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ey-to go

via Romanian blond

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianblondblond
2Frenchblondblond (of a pale golden colour)
3Middle Frenchblond
4Old Frenchblond
5Medieval Latinblondusblond
6Frankishblunda mixed color between golden and light-brown
7Proto-Germanicblundazblond; mixed, blinding
8Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰlendʰ-to blend, to mix up; to make cloudy, opaque;...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ey-Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁éytiEvery word from Proto-Balto-Slavic eitei