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Where does “blejati” come from?

blejati (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Proto-Slavic blějati, from Proto-Indo-European bʰléh₁-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.

blejati (Serbo-Croatian): to bleat, baa; to gape at, stand agape

Definitions

  1. to bleat, baa; to gape at, stand agape

Ancestry of “blejati”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicblějatito bleat
2Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰléh₁-—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-—

Words derived from “blejati”

  • zablejati
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl- →