Where does “близость” come from?

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

близость (Russian): nearness, proximity, closeness

Definitions

  1. nearness, proximity, closeness

Ancestry of “близость”, 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 →