Where does “бли́зкий” come from?

бли́зкий (Russian) comes from Proto-Slavic blizъkъ, from Proto-Slavic blizъ, from Proto-Indo-European bʰleyǵ- — to shine.

бли́зкий (Russian): close, near

Definitions

  1. close, near

Ancestry of “бли́зкий”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicblizъkъnear, close
2Proto-Slavicblizъnear, proximate
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰleyǵ-to shine

Words derived from “бли́зкий”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰleyǵ- →Every word from Proto-Slavic blizъ →Every word from Proto-Slavic blizъkъ →
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