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Where does “заблештити” come from?

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

Ancestry of “заблештити”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianбле̑сак—
2Proto-Slavicblěskъglitter, brightness, flash
3Proto-Balto-Slavicblaiskas—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰloyǵskos—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰleyǵ-to shine

Words derived from “заблештити”

  • заблешћивати
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