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Where does “bludnik” come from?

bludnik (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian blȗd, from Proto-Slavic blǫdъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic blandas, from Proto-Indo-European bʰlendʰ- — to blend, to mix up; to make cloudy, opaque;...

bludnik (Serbo-Croatian): rake, wanton

Definitions

  1. rake, wanton

Ancestry of “bludnik”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianblȗd—
2Proto-Slavicblǫdъdelusion; debauchery, depravity
3Proto-Balto-Slavicblandasobscuration, cloudiness
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰlendʰ-to blend, to mix up; to make cloudy, opaque;...
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