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Where does “blizu” come from?

blizu (Slovene) comes from Proto-Slavic blizъ, from Proto-Indo-European bʰleyǵ- — to shine.

blizu (Slovene): close, near; near, close to

Definitions

  1. close, near; near, close to

Ancestry of “blizu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicblizъnear, proximate
2Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰleyǵ-to shine
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