Where does “близу” come from?

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

близу (Serbo-Croatian): near, close to, next to; near, close

Definitions

  1. near, close to, next to; near, close

Ancestry of “близу”, step by step

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