Where does “бленути” come from?
бленути (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Proto-Slavic blęsti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic blend-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰlendʰ- — to blend, to mix up; to make cloudy, opaque;...
бленути (Serbo-Croatian): to gape, stand agape
Ancestry of “бленути”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Slavic | blęsti | to talk nonsense; to err |
| 2 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | blend- | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰlendʰ- | to blend, to mix up; to make cloudy, opaque;... |