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
- near, close to, next to; near, close
Ancestry of “близу”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Slavic | blizъ | near, proximate |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰleyǵ- | to shine |