Where does “заблешћивати” come from?
заблешћивати (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian забле́штити, 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.
заблешћивати (Serbo-Croatian): imperfective form of забле́штити
Definitions
- imperfective form of забле́штити
Ancestry of “заблешћивати”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Serbo-Croatian | забле́штити | to flash, glitter, blaze, flare |
| 2 | Serbo-Croatian | бле̑сак | flash (of light) |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | blěskъ | glitter, brightness, flash |
| 4 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | blaiskas | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰloyǵskos | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰleyǵ- | to shine |