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Where does “bleštati” come from?

bleštati (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian blȇsak, from Czech blecha, from Slovak blcha, from Proto-Slavic blъxà, from Proto-Balto-Slavic blúšāˀ, from Proto-Indo-European bʰluseh₂ — flea.

bleštati (Serbo-Croatian): to blaze, flash, glare, flare; to glimmer,...

Definitions

  1. to blaze, flash, glare, flare; to glimmer,...

Ancestry of “bleštati”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianblȇsak—
2Czechblechaflea
3Slovakblchaflea; tiddlywinks
4Proto-Slavicblъxàflea
5Proto-Balto-Slavicblúšāˀflea
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰluseh₂flea
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰluseh₂ →