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Where does “блискати” come from?

блискати (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian bliskati, from Serbo-Croatian blijȇsak, from Proto-Slavic blěskъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic blaiskas, from Proto-Indo-European bʰloyǵskos, from Proto-Indo-European bʰleyǵ- — to shine.

блискати (Serbo-Croatian): Alternative form of бље̏скати; Alternative form...

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of бље̏скати; Alternative form...

Ancestry of “блискати”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-CroatianbliskatiAlternative form of bljȅskati; Alternative form...
2Serbo-Croatianblijȇsak—
3Proto-Slavicblěskъglitter, brightness, flash
4Proto-Balto-Slavicblaiskas—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰloyǵskos—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰleyǵ-to shine
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰleyǵ- →