Where does “zabliještiti” come from?

zabliještiti (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.

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

Definitions

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

Ancestry of “zabliještiti”, step by step

zabliještiti traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Serbo-Croatian blijȇsak

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianblijȇsakflash (of light)
2Proto-Slavicblěskъglitter, brightness, flash
3Proto-Balto-Slavicblaiskas
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰloyǵskos
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰleyǵ-to shine

via Serbo-Croatian za

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianzafor; behind, in back of, at; during
2Proto-Slaviczabehind, after (stationary)
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰleyǵ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰloyǵskosEvery word from Proto-Balto-Slavic blaiskas