Where does “блядь” come from?

блядь (Russian) comes from Old East Slavic блѧдь, from Proto-Slavic blędь, from Proto-Slavic blęsti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic blend-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰlendʰ- — to blend, to mix up; to make cloudy, opaque;...

блядь (Russian): whore, slut, prostitute; bitch, slut, promiscuous...

Definitions

  1. whore, slut, prostitute; bitch, slut, promiscuous...

Ancestry of “блядь”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old East Slavicблѧдь—
2Proto-Slavicblędьerror; deception
3Proto-Slavicblęstito talk nonsense; to err
4Proto-Balto-Slavicblend-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰlendʰ-to blend, to mix up; to make cloudy, opaque;...

Words derived from “блядь”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰlendʰ- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic blend- →Every word from Proto-Slavic blęsti →