Where does “zableštiti” come from?

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

zableštiti (Serbo-Croatian): to flash, glitter, blaze, flare; to dazzle,...

Definitions

  1. to flash, glitter, blaze, flare; to dazzle,...

Ancestry of “zableštiti”, step by step

zableštiti traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Serbo-Croatian blȇsak

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianblȇsakflash (of light)
2Czechblechaflea
3Slovakblchaflea; tiddlywinks
4Proto-Slavicblъxàflea
5Proto-Balto-Slavicblúšāˀflea
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰluseh₂flea

via Serbo-Croatian za

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianzafor; behind, in back of, at; during
2Proto-Slaviczabehind, after (stationary)
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰluseh₂ →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic blúšāˀ →Every word from Proto-Slavic blъxà →