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Where does “bljesnuti” come from?

bljesnuti (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian blijȇsak, from Proto-Slavic blěskъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic blaiskas, from Proto-Indo-European bʰloyǵskos, from Proto-Indo-European bʰleyǵ- — to shine.

bljesnuti (Serbo-Croatian): to flash; to flash, blaze, sparkle

Definitions

  1. to flash; to flash, blaze, sparkle

Ancestry of “bljesnuti”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianblijȇsak—
2Proto-Slavicblěskъglitter, brightness, flash
3Proto-Balto-Slavicblaiskas—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰloyǵskos—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰleyǵ-to shine
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