Where does “близак” come from?

близак (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Proto-Slavic blizъkъ, from Proto-Slavic blizъ, from Proto-Indo-European bʰleyǵ- — to shine.

близак (Serbo-Croatian): near, close to; near at hand; close, intimate

Definitions

  1. near, close to; near at hand; close, intimate

Ancestry of “близак”, step by step

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