Where does “blesak” come from?
blesak (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Czech blecha, from Slovak blcha, from Proto-Slavic blъxà, from Proto-Balto-Slavic blúšāˀ, from Proto-Indo-European bʰluseh₂ — flea.
Ancestry of “blesak”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Czech | blecha | flea |
| 2 | Slovak | blcha | flea; tiddlywinks |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | blъxà | flea |
| 4 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | blúšāˀ | flea |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰluseh₂ | flea |
Words derived from “blesak”