Where does “близко” come from?

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

близко (Russian): close, nearby

Definitions

  1. close, nearby

Ancestry of “близко”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianбли́зкийclose, near
2Proto-Slavicblizъkъnear, close
3Proto-Slavicblizъnear, proximate
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰleyǵ-to shine
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰleyǵ- →Every word from Proto-Slavic blizъ →Every word from Proto-Slavic blizъkъ →