Where does “blȇsak” come from?

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

blȇsak (Serbo-Croatian): flash (of light)

Definitions

  1. flash (of light)

Ancestry of “blȇsak”, step by step

blȇsak traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Czech blecha

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechblechaflea
2Slovakblchaflea; tiddlywinks
3Proto-Slavicblъxàflea
4Proto-Balto-Slavicblúšāˀflea
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰluseh₂flea

via Proto-Slavic blěskъ

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

Words derived from “blȇsak

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰluseh₂Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic blúšāˀEvery word from Proto-Slavic blъxà